The Lucky Strike Claims is a uranium and silver mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,041 feet.
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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: 8,041 Feet (2,451 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.67167, -105.80139
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Lucky Strike Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Strike Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Spencer Heights-Poudre Falls Area; Chambers Lake
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith, Rawah Batholith
Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Faults And Shear Zones
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: USGS SAMPLES CONTAINED TRACE AU AND 0.2 TO 0.4 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: SAMPLES REPORTEDLY CONTAINED 0.76% U
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTH OF HWY 14 AND CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER ONE MILE WSW FROM SPENCER HEIGHTS. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR ADIT PORTAL IN SW SW 10. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)
Comment (Workings): 13-FT-LONG ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 209.
Reference (Deposit): PEARSON, R.C., AND OTHERS, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE COMANCHE-BIG SOUTH, NEOTA-FLAT TOP, AND NEVER SUMMER WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS OFR 81-578, P. 26-27.
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