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Lucky Strike Mine

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047519
MRDS ID M242879
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Strike Mine
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Site 2389

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.41517, 41.92543 (WGS84)
Elevation 2042
Relative position NE FLANK OF TRIDENT PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Trident Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alvord Lake(hydrologic unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 047N 032E 29 NW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESSIBLE ON FOOT 4 MILES PAST ROAD WASH-OUT. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Minor

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2389 CONTAINS 2 % FE, 0.05 % MG, 0.015 % TI, 150 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 70 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 15 PPM CR, 30 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 70 PPM V, 10 PPM ZR, AND 5.3 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.41517, 41.92543
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccia Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Trident Peak Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO SHALLOW ADITS, CAVED.

Comments on development

  • NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1985; VERY OLD WORKINGS, LONG IDLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 12 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL. 59, PL. 1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL WITH MINOR MOLYBDENUM MINERALIZATION AND POSSIBLE AU-AG. IRON OXIDES AND BRECCIA SHOW MINOR HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1987 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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