The Lucky Boy Prospect is a iron mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,700 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 44.7728, -113.68830
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Lucky Boy Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Boy Prospect
Secondary: Lucky Five
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mcdevitt 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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1955
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: Lemhi Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Structure: Shear Zone
Type: L
Structure: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 36 Claims
Comment (Workings): Bulldozer Cuts
Comment (Geology): Phyllite Beds Strike N 60 Deg W, Dip Mainly 60 Deg Ne, Locally 45 Deg Ne. Cleavage Parallels Strike Of Beds But Dips About 45 Deg Sw.
Comment (Location): Covers Crest Of High Ridge Between Meadow And Hayden Creeks; On Top And Upper E Slope Of Ridge
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Local - Brecciation Regional - Ene Shear Zone
Comment (Geology): Original concentration process entry: Hypothermal Activity
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Silicification
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Complex Shear Zone
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1961, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Lemhi Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 124, 111 P
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