The Lucky Boy Mine is a manganese and iron mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,860 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,860 Feet (2,091 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese, Iron
Lat, Long: 40.48722, -112.14000
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Lucky Boy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Boy Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Kennecott Minerals Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Extension
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Fissures, Fractures And Fold
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dolomitization And Silicification
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ANALYSIS OF MALLARIDITE 25.6% MNO, 28.9% SO3, 45.5% H2O
Analytical Data: ANALYSIS OF LUCKITE 1.9% MNO, 0.2% MGO, 21.7% FEO, 26.3% SO3, 0.5% CAO 7.2% INSOLUBLES, 42% H2O
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT, CAVED AND INACCESSIBLE; SEVERAL SMALL PITS AND TRENCHES.
Comment (Geology): THE HOSTROCKS ARE HIGHLY SHATTERED AND BRECCIATED; MINERALIZATION IS ALONG FISSURES IN ALTERED HOSTROCKS.
Comment (Deposit): ANALYTICAL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): BRAY, E.R., WILSON, J.C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 16 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 145P.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS P.P. 111, 672P.
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1905, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS P.P. 38, 410P.
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