Lucky Boy Mine

The Lucky Boy Mine is a silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,999 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 Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 43.8686, -114.92690

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Lucky Boy Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky Boy Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Sawtooth District


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.
Administrative Organization: Sawtooth National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Owner Name: H. D. Jones And J. J. Gilson


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1881
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PINCH AND SWELL


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): W. SLOPE NEAR THE TOP OF THE DIVIDE BETWEEN JAKE AND EUREKA GULCHES; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = BOISE 1:250000


References

Reference (Deposit): BALLARD, S. M., 1922, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ALTURAS QUADRANGLE, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 5, 33 P

Reference (Deposit): 1922 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL.

Reference (Production): BALLARD, S.M., 1922, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 5


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