Lucky Boy Prospect

Occurrence in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070052
MRDS ID W007918
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Boy Prospect
Related records 10168056

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.26267, 43.89048 (WGS84)
Elevation 1128
Relative position 3 1/2 MI SW OF HORSESHOE BEND, IDAHO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montour(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Payette(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 002E 06 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • S. OF PAYETTE R. 3/4 MI SW OF KENTUCK MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SELECTED ORE: 0.13 OZ AU/TON, 64 OZ AG/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre
    Rock unit name Diorite;Lamprophyre Dike
    Rock description Diorite;Lamprophyre Dike
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.26267, 43.89048

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Strike N 85 DEG W
    Dip N
    Thickness 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name West View District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS AND SHORT TUNNELS

Comments on development

  • LAND DECLARED NON - MINERAL - BEARING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, ALFRED L. 1934, GEOLOGY OF THE PEARL - HORSESHOE BEND GOLD BELT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 41, P. 34.

  • Deposit

    BAILEY, E. H., 1964 , MINERAL RESOURCES - MERCURY IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT NO. 1 , P. 123

  • Deposit

    1934 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAM. 41

  • Deposit

    1964 COMPILE E. H. BAILEY - SPEC. REPT. NO. 1

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AT LEAST 3 LODES, ALL SAME TREND

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Steigner, William D. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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