Lucky Strike Mine, Gunsight Mining District (Meyer Mining District), Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lucky Strike Mine | Mine |
| Gunsight Mining District (Meyer Mining District) | Mining District |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 10' 15'' North , 112° 39' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Why | 167 (2017) | 13.7km |
| Wahak Hotrontk | 114 (2011) | 26.9km |
| Ajo | 3,304 (2011) | 29.8km |
| Pisinemo | 321 (2011) | 34.4km |
| Adolfo López Mateos | 201 (2014) | 36.3km |
‡Ref.: Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 123 (Table 4).
Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report 92-10: 12 (Table 1).
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10027140, MRDS ID #M002259; and, Dep. ID #10113783, MAS ID #0040190304.
A former small surface and underground Au-Ag-Cu mine located in secs. 26, 27, and the NW¼NW¼ sec. 35, T.14S., R.4W. (Mt Ajo 15 minute topo map), 19 miles SE of Ajo. Owned by Sands.
Mineralization is spotty pockets of enriched gold with minor silver and oxidized copper minerals in quartz stringers on fissures in decomposed Laramide intrusive (granitic rocks).
Workings include shallow shafts and pits. Some 15 tons of ore averaging about 0.5 oz. Au/T with minor silver and copper were produced in 1935.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027140 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔Tohono O'odham ReservationReservation
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