Lucky Boy Prospect

The Lucky Boy Prospect is a iron mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,700 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:  Lemhi

Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 44.7728, -113.68830

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Lucky Boy Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky Boy Prospect
Secondary: Lucky Five


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mcdevitt 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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1955
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Structure: Shear Zone

Type: L
Structure: Brecciation


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Development): 36 Claims

Comment (Workings): Bulldozer Cuts

Comment (Geology): Phyllite Beds Strike N 60 Deg W, Dip Mainly 60 Deg Ne, Locally 45 Deg Ne. Cleavage Parallels Strike Of Beds But Dips About 45 Deg Sw.

Comment (Location): Covers Crest Of High Ridge Between Meadow And Hayden Creeks; On Top And Upper E Slope Of Ridge

Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Local - Brecciation Regional - Ene Shear Zone

Comment (Geology): Original concentration process entry: Hypothermal Activity

Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Silicification

Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Complex Shear Zone


References

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1961, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Lemhi Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 124, 111 P


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