The Lucky Boy is a gold mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 5,518 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.4856, -117.94780
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Lucky Boy MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Boy
Secondary: Piper
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mono
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. S 1/2 S 1/2. Modified to match location of DEP_ID 10140140. On Google Earth this is part of alluvial plains. Most likely the location should be moved to the mountains on the west, but I couldn't find any workings for sure.
Comment (Production): NO KNOWN PRODUCTION
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 2 1/2 - 5 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED ON 2 LEVELS BY ADITS CONNECTED TO A 35 FT. WINZE. STOPE 4 FT. WIDE AND 90 FT. LONG.
Comment (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS. SHAFT SYMBOL. IN SEC. 32 , NOT 29 AS INDICATED IN REFERENCE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36 , NO. 2 , P. 127 , PL. 1 .
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 , P. 562 .
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