| Deposit ID | 10045562 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233329 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lucky Girl |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.16954, 41.67296 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bull Run Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bull Run Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 044N | 052E | 29,3031,32 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -116.16954, 41.67296 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 45 SE |
| Width | 2.13M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Edgemont |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233329 |
SMITH R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO, CO. NEV., USGS. OPEN-FILE REPORT
GRANGER A.E. (1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO, W. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 54.
SIRDEVAN W.H. (1913) REPORT ON LUCKY GIRL GROUP CLAIMS, NEV BUR OF MINES DISTRICT FILES
SMITH, R.M. (1976)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FISSURE VEIN |
| Deposit | HAD LARGEST RECORDED PRODUCTION IN THE DISTRICT. IN 1902 A 20 STAMP MILL WAS BUILT TO TREAT THE ORES OF THE LUCKY GIRL GROUP. THE ORE CARRIED $5 TO $10 DOLLARS IN GOLD AND 1 OZ OF SILVER TO THE TON (1910) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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