Lucky Boy Prospect

Occurrence in Park county in Colorado, United States with commodities Tungsten, Tin
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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094632
MRDS ID D010343
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Boy Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.37558, 39.07222 (WGS84)
Elevation 2545
Relative position 6.3 MILES N 07 W OF LAKE GEORGE (TOWN)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tarryall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bailey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Platte Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 011S 071W 19 SE OF SW Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976); 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1956 EDITION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Tin Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Fluorite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Greisenization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Silver Plume Granite, Tappan Mountain Stock
    Rock description Silver Plume Granite, Tappan Mountain Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Springs Formation
    Rock description Idaho Springs Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) Biotitic gneiss, schist, and migmatite

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tarryall Mountains, Front Range, Badger Flats
Type of structure Local
Structure description Badger Flats Fault, Round Mountain Syncline, Minor Faults, Intrusives

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures, Faults, Lithology; Ne-Trending Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885

Mining district

District name Tappan Mountain Area, Badger Flats Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.263HA
    Overall length 182.88M
    Overall width 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • AT LEAST 2 SHAFTS

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1983 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Colorado resources

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