Lucky Boy

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045572
MRDS ID M233339
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Boy
Alternate or previous names Lucky Girl Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.16954, 41.67296 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bull Run Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bull Run Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044N 052E Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.16954, 41.67296

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NE
    Dip 45 SE
    Thickness 121.92M
    Length 975.36M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE VEIN IS DISPLACED BY A FAULT W/ ABOUT 30 FT OF VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT EAST. VEIN IS CONFORMABLE TO THE BEDDING IN THE QUARZITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Eogemont

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 975.36M
    Overall depth 121.92M

Comments on development

  • PART OF THE LUCKY GIRL GROUP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRANGER A.E. (1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO, CO. . NEV. USGS. OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Production

    SMITH, R.M., (1976)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FISSURE VEIN
Deposit PART OF LUCKY GIRL GROUP. LUCKY BOY VEIN LIES SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE LUCKY GIRL VEIN. THE VEIN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR OVER 3,200 FT ALONG STRIKE AND THROUGH A VERTICAL DEPTH OF 400 FT. (GROUPER)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

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