The Lucky Group is a molybdenum mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,799 feet.
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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: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 43.8875, -115.03190
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Lucky Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Group
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Rock Creek Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. R. Simplot Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Year: 1963
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Trending N 20 Deg E, Dipping 80 Deg E; Jointing
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF QUARTZ VEIN CONTAINED 0.007% MO
Analytical Data: 0.2% MO FROM SAMPLES OF FAULT FOOTWALL
Analytical Data: 0.08% MO
Analytical Data: 0.5% MO
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Lead
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 2 Claims
Comment (Deposit): Description Of Length, Width, Thickness For Disseminations Of Molybdenite; Description Of Strike And Dip For Quartz Vein 14 Inches Wide
Comment (Workings): 2 Prospect Pits, 1 On Claim No. 1, 1 On Claim No. 2
Comment (Geology): Aplite Dike Trends N 25 Deg W, Dips 80 Deg Sw.
Comment (Commodity): Samples Taken Across Aplite Dikes Contained From 0.08 To O.5 Percent Molybdenum.
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): 1970 OTHER T. H. KIILSGAARD AND OTHERS, BULL. 1319-
Reference (Deposit): V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL, MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981, HAILEY QUAD
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