The Lucky Boy is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Lucky Boy MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Boy
Secondary: Lucky Girl Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Eogemont
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN
Comment (Development): PART OF THE LUCKY GIRL GROUP
Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS DISPLACED BY A FAULT W/ ABOUT 30 FT OF VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT EAST. VEIN IS CONFORMABLE TO THE BEDDING IN THE QUARZITE
Comment (Deposit): PART OF LUCKY GIRL GROUP. LUCKY BOY VEIN LIES SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE LUCKY GIRL VEIN. THE VEIN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR OVER 3,200 FT ALONG STRIKE AND THROUGH A VERTICAL DEPTH OF 400 FT. (GROUPER)
References
Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M., (1976)
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER A.E. (1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO, CO. . NEV. USGS. OPEN-FILE REPORT
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.
