The Lucky Boy is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 1,499 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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.59806, -120.08889
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Lucky Boy MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Boy
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mrs. Nettie Hauck, Et Al.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): A 5X7 CROSSCUT ADIT MORE THAN 100 FT. LONG, CONNECTING WITH A LONG DRIFT AND NUMEROUS STOPES; SEVERAL OPEN STOPES, SECONDARY CROSSCUT ADIT SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LONG.
Comment (Production): INTERMITTENTLY WORKED BY THE OWNER ( 1957 ).
Comment (Deposit): VEIN - EAST EXTENSION OF THE FRENCH VEIN
Comment (Deposit): AURIFEROUS GRAVELS IN NW1/4 (BULL. 108, PL.10). NOTE: PAGE 279 SHOWS LOCATION IN SEC 10, 4S, 16E, BUT PL. 4, AND DESCRIPTION OF LOCATION INDICATE LOCATION IN R. 17E.
References
Reference (Deposit): BOWEN, O. E., JR., GRAY, C. H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 1 AND 2 , P. 279 .
Reference (Deposit): CDM BULL. 135, PL. 4
Reference (Production): BOWEN & GRAY, 1957
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