Lucky 44

The Lucky 44 is a uranium and gypsum-anhydrite mine located in Mohave county, Arizona.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Lucky 44  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium, Gypsum-Anhydrite

Lat, Long: 35.975, -114.43333

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Lucky 44 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky 44


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Tertiary: Bentonite
Tertiary: Calcium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Uranophane
Ore: Selenite
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Gypsum
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SELENITE AND CALCITE CRYSTALS IN LACUSTRINE BENTONITIC CLAY, OPALITIC SILICA, AND FLUVIAL SANDY CONGLOMERATE. CARNOTITE AND URANOPHANE AS SURFACE COATINGS ON BEDDING PLANES.


References

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MIENRAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P


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