The Lucky Twenty Mine is a gold, lead, and zinc mine located in Ouray county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,315 feet.
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
Elevation: 10,315 Feet (3,144 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 37.96043, -107.65256
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Lucky Twenty Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Twenty Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Ouray
District: Red Mountain
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): MAS listed Gold as Major and Silver as Trace. MRDS listed Lead and Zinc as Major. Commodities were combined without verifying.
References
Reference (Location): Ironton 7 1/2' topographic quadrangle map.
Reference (Deposit): BURBANK AND LUEDKE, 1964, USGS MAP GQ-291.
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