The Lucky Strike Prospect is a silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 44.1864, -114.60500
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Lucky Strike Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Strike Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Boulder 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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: LINEAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Idaho Batholith
Type: L
Description: Faulting
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Oxidation, Solution
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
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
Analytical Data: 5 CHIP SAMPLES: TR - 0.05 OZ AU/TON TR - 0.9 OZ AG/TON 0.38 - 1.0% PB 0.2 - 0.4% SB
Analytical Data: 2 GRAB SAMPLES FROM STOCKPILE: TR - 0.01 OZ AU/TON 0.6 AND 2.6 OZ AG/TON, 0.5 AND 1.1% PB, 0.5% SB
Materials
Ore: Jamesonite
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Located .5 Mi S of Intersection of Slate Creek and Livingston Creek.
Comment (Workings): Mine Attempted To Intersect Mineralized Quartz Dike Up Slope, But Was Not Successful.
References
Reference (Deposit): Kern, Richard R., 1972, Geology And Economic Deposits Of The Slate Creek Area, Custer County, Idaho: Pocatello, Idaho, Idaho State Univ. Ms Thesis, P. 1 - 84.
Reference (Deposit): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open-File Report, 648 P.
Reference (Deposit): IBMG Mines & Prospects Of Challis Quad, 1982, Mitchell.
Reference (Deposit): Vannoy And Others, 1986, USGS Bulletin 1545e, Plate 3, No. 68
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