Lucky Boy Prospect

The Lucky Boy Prospect is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,327 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:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 3,327 Feet (1,014 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 47.4639, -116.06940

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Lucky Boy Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky Boy Prospect
Secondary: Little Jim
Secondary: Silver Seal


Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Hunter, Yreka)


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: Coeur d'Alene National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Silver Seal Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 2.5 MI S OF SUNSHINE MINE ON BIG CREEK; SURROUNDED BY SILVER BOWL PROPERTY

Comment (Development): 36 PATENTED CLAIMS REPORTED IN 1953 ; IN THE 1960'S, 27 UNPATENTED CLAIMS AND 7000 FT OF DIAMOND DRILLING TOWARD INTERSECTING WITH OLD LUCKY BOY VEIN.

Comment (Workings): 6 TUNNELS


References

Reference (Deposit): 1925 COMPILE 26TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO, 1924

Reference (Deposit): 1953 COMPILE 54TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO, 1953

Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOLMAP S. W. HOBBS AND OTHERS, PROF. PAPER 478

Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.

Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, S., 1925 , 26TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1924 , P. 182

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 137

Reference (Deposit): 5) SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAY 22 , 1972 ; AUG. 2 , 1969 ; MAY 19 , 1969

Reference (Deposit): MC DOWELL, C. A., 1953 , 54 TH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO, 1952 , P. 126


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