| Deposit ID | 10071105 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014325 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370314 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lucky Boy Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.67983, 44.37299 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 2 MI E OF BONANZA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sunbeam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 012N | 015E | 15 | NE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE CONTAINED 80 - 90 OZ AG TO EACH OZ AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Challis Volcanics-Andesite | ||||||
| Rock description | Challis Volcanics-Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -114.67983, 44.37299 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Abc Fault |
| General form | SEAMS, STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 DEG W |
| Dip | 70 DEG NE |
| Width | 5.49M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1878 |
| Year of first production | 1897 |
| District name | Yankee Fork District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Yankee Mines, Inc. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 3200.4M |
| Overall depth | 274.32M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014325 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_430 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370314 | data consolidated into this record |
UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 539, 104 P.
ANDERSON, A. L., 1949, IDA. BUREAU OF MINES - GEOL. PAMPHLET 83, P. 22
ANDERSON, A. L., 1949, SILVER - GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE YANKEE - FORK DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 83, 37 P.
STILES, C. A., 1976 , GEOLOGY AND ALTERATION OF THE WEST FORK MAYFIELD CREEK AREA, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO M.S. THESIS, P. 103 - 106 .
ROSS, C. P., 1927 , ORE DEPOSITS IN THE TERTIARY LAVA IN THE SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 25 , 20 P.
1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B., BULL. 539
1949 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 83
BELL, R.N., 1908, NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1907, P. 77.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3, NO. 450, P. 212.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 VEINS NAMED LUCKY BOY, THE A VEIN, CALCITE VEIN, MC GUIRE; LUCKY BOY AND CALCITE MAIN PRODUCERS; THE A, CALCITE, AND MC GUIRE ARE OFFSHOOTS OF LUCKY BOY; THE A VEIN STRIKES N 80 DEG W, DIPS 80 DEG N, CALCITE VEIN STRIKES N 80 DEG E, DIPS 80 DEG N, MC GUIRE VEIN STRIKES N 80 DEG E, DIPS 80 DEG N |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 05-NOV-1992 | McHugh, Edward L. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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