| Deposit ID | 10044033 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231351 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lucky Strike Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.11873, 40.61601 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2188 |
| Relative position | 11 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Galena Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 032N | 043E | 27 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Result | EARLY SHIPMENTS RAN TO 150 OZ AG, 50% PB |
|---|---|
| Result | 1951-52 SHIPMENTS AVERAGED 0.02 OZ AU/TON |
| Result | 7.1 OZ AG/TON |
| Result | 5.9% PB |
| Result | 11.5% ZN |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Harmony Formation |
| Rock description | Harmony Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -117.11873, 40.61601 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Faults; Some Post-Ore Shearing |
| General form | TABULAR, LENSES, PINCH-AND-SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N35W |
| Dip | 60-80 SW VERT |
| Thickness | 0.76M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Minerals Co. |
| First year | 1951 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Minerals Co, |
| First year | 1951 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 143.26M |
| Overall depth | 32.31M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231351 |
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 88
HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE, CALIFORNIA AND NW. NEVADA: USGS BULL. 594.
CARPER, A.F., 1920, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON LUCKY STRIKE MINE, ON FILE AT NEV. BUREAU OF MINES.
ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 ORE SHOOTS ALONG LUCKY STRIKE FAULT. |
| Deposit | THE VEIN IS WITHIN A NORTH-TRENDING FAULT ZONE ON THE FRINGE OF A COPPER-GOLD ZONE. THE VEIN HAS BEEN TRACED FOR THOUSANDS OF FEET ALONG STRIKE. SEVERAL SMALL SHIPMENTS WERE MADE FROM THE MINE IN 1908. IN 1912, DEVELOPMENT CONSISTED OF 70 FT. CROSS CUT TO VEIN, 400-FT. OF DRIFTS; A 106-FT. SHAFT-PRODUCTION WAS SPORADIC UNTIL UNITED MINERALS CO. TOOK OVER THE PROPERTY IN 1951. LENTICULAR ORE SHOOTS PINCH & SWELL ALONG STRIKE & DOWN DIP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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