The Lucky Lad Mine is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,900 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: 7,900 Feet (2,408 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.6617, -115.27280
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Lucky Lad Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Lad Mine
Secondary: Lucky Boy
Secondary: Eagle Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Sulfides
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Pistol Creek District
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: E. Y. Pruitt
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1935
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS, IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Nw - Trending Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stain, Limonitic Boxwork
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): "SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS ORE INDICATED FROM ORE SHOOT ESTIMATED TO BE 3.5 FT. WIDE, 45 FT. LONG, AND 40 FT IN VERTICAL EXTENT."
Comment (Location): AT HEADWATERS OF FORTY - FIVE CREEK ON RIDGETOP
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 130
Reference (Production): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.
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