The Lucky-Boy Divide Mining Co. Claims is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 15,509 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 15,509 Feet (4,727 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.34694, -117.35583
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Lucky-Boy Divide Mining Co. Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky-Boy Divide Mining Co. Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Hornsilver (Gold Point, Lime Point) 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
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): 2 CLAIMS ADJOINING THE GREAT WESTERN ON THE EAST ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Production): (LISTED UNDER LIDA DISTRICT)
Comment (Deposit): ACTIVE IN EARLY 1920'S
Comment (Workings): 3 PROSPECT SHAFTS
References
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., RENO, NEVADA
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 38, 1943, P. 54
Reference (Production): COUCH & CARPENTER, 1943, P. 54.
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
