Mine detail: Lucky Boy Mine West

Previously called 'Lucky Boy VeinMountain King Nbmg # 3747'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.4602, -118.67596

Resource(B)

Primary:	Silver
Secondary:	Gold, Lead
Tertiary:	Antimony, Barium-Barite, Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc
Ore:	Argentite, Galena, Gold
Gangue:	Sphalerite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR SHOOTS AND LENSES
Discovery year:	1906

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Excelsior Formation
Host type:	Greenstone,Limestone
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Vein Occurs In Irregular Fracture Near North Contact Of Body Of Intrusive Granodiorite In Limestone
Alteration processes:	Contact Metamorphosed Limestone

References

MRDS	M035114
DEP	10037419
Reference	{Deposit:: HILL, J. M., 1915 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIF. AND NORTHERN NEVADA, USGSBULL. 594 , PP 153 - 154}{Deposit:: VANDERBURG, W. O., 1937 , RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MINERAL COUNTY, NEV. INFORMATION CIRCULAR, 1937 , PP 35 - 38}{Deposit:: ROSS, D. C., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58 TABLE 6.8}{Deposit:: TELLURIDE CLAIMS, HAWTHORNE MINING DISTRICT,MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 6-1-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)}{Deposit:: 1913 RECON JAMES M. HILL USGS BULL. 59}
Reporter	Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.), Shawe, D.R., Marcus, S. (Doebrich, J.)