Mine detail: Lucky Boy

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Location: Lane County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.21093, -122.34338
dep_id: 10036342
mrds_id: M025122
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver
Trace mineral: Zinc, Antimony
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz
work_type: Unknown
ore_ctrl: Vein Intersection
Reporter: Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.
hrock_unit: Little Butte Volcanics
hrock_type: Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
disc_yr: 1887
References:
  • Deposit:: BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 302
  • Deposit:: OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 48
  • Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 119
  • Production:: OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK (1951); BROOKS AND RAMP (1968)
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