Lucky Boy Prospect

The Lucky Boy Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,350 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

Name: Lucky Boy Prospect

State:  Colorado

County:  Park

Elevation: 8,350 Feet (2,545 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 39.07222, -105.37500

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Lucky Boy Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky Boy Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Tin


Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Tappan Mountain Area, Badger Flats 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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Tarryall Mountains, Front Range, Badger Flats

Type: L
Description: Badger Flats Fault, Round Mountain Syncline, Minor Faults, Intrusives


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Greisenization


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Cassiterite
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

Comment (Workings): AT LEAST 2 SHAFTS

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976); 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1956 EDITION


References

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C., 1969, GEOLOGY AND BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE GEORGE (OR BADGER FLATS) BERYLLIUM AREA, PARK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 608-A, 44 P.

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1977, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE PRECAMBRIAN CRYSTALLINE ROCKS, PARK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 608-B, 77 P.

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C. AND GRIFFITS, W.R., 1968, DISTRIBUTION OF BERYLLIUM, TIN, AND TUNGSTEN IN THE LAKE GEORGE AREA, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 597, 18 P.

Reference (Deposit): TWETO, OGDEN, 1960, SCHEELITE IN THE PRECAMBRIAN GNEISSES OF COLORADO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 55, P. 1406-1428. & &

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS MAP MR-25.


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