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Humbug-Lucky Chance Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044027
MRDS ID M231344
Record type Site
Current site name Humbug-Lucky Chance Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.12206, 40.56018 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 043E 15 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 3/4 MILE SE OF TOWNSITE OF GALENA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Jarosite Unknown

Alteration

  • (Local) Pyritization, Argillization

Analytical data

Result AU RANGED FROM 0.10 TO 2 OZ./TON
Result SILVER WAS ERRATIC, UP TO 9 OZ/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Harmony Formation;Scott Canyon Formation
    Rock description Harmony Formation;Scott Canyon Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.12206, 40.56018
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Dewitt Thrust Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, VEIN
    Strike N5-20W
    Dip 40-75SW
    Thickness 1.22M
    Width 6.1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Plumas Fault Zone; 10-20 Ft. Wide

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL STOPES WERE IN OXIDIZED ZONE AND RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 FT WIDE.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1875
Year of first production 1875

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 213.36M
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT, SHAFT, LEVEL WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • INTERMITTENTLY PRODUCTIVE SINCE 1870'S BUT THE ONLY PRODUCTION RECORDS ARE SINCE 1921

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231344

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B

  • Production

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HUMBUG-LUCKY CHANCE MINE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY PRODUCTIVE SINCE THE 1870'S, BUT PRODUCTION IS RECORDED ONLY SINCE 1921. WORKINGS IN 1955 CONSISTED OF AN OPEN CUT AND 700 FT. OF LEVEL WORKINGS AS WELL AS A 150-FT. SHAFT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit Discovery Year: 1870'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology