New Mexico · Otero County
Past Producer

Lucky Mine

Otero County, New Mexico, United States
CopperGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Localized In Fractured Limestone Adjacent To The Por Phyry Contact.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Garnet, Limonite, Pyrite, Specularite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Gobbler Formation
Associated rockMonzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1897
Last production1929
Identification
Deposit ID10014009
MRDS IDD010609
Alternate namesLucky Group: ClaimsLucky, Nettie, Lincoln, Lucky No. 2
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.41263, -106.10888
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 1 84-186SCHMIDT, P.G., AND CRADDOCK, C., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 82, P. 43-45, PLA TE 1BEANE, R.E., JARAMILLO, L.E., AND BLOOM, M.S., 1975 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 26TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 151-156NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA