The Lucky Boy Prospect is a gold, silver, and zinc mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,701 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: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 43.8906, -116.26170
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Lucky Boy Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Boy Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: West View District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECTED ORE: 0.13 OZ AU/TON, 64 OZ AG/TON.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): AT LEAST 3 LODES, ALL SAME TREND
Comment (Development): LAND DECLARED NON - MINERAL - BEARING
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS AND SHORT TUNNELS
Comment (Location): S. OF PAYETTE R. 3/4 MI SW OF KENTUCK MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., 1964 , MINERAL RESOURCES - MERCURY IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT NO. 1 , P. 123
Reference (Deposit): 1934 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAM. 41
Reference (Deposit): 1964 COMPILE E. H. BAILEY - SPEC. REPT. NO. 1
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, ALFRED L. 1934, GEOLOGY OF THE PEARL - HORSESHOE BEND GOLD BELT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 41, P. 34.
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