The Lucky John No. 2 Mine is a ree, thorium, and uranium mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,800 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: 9,800 Feet (2,987 Meters)
Commodity: REE, Thorium, Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.65889, -105.96167
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Lucky John No. 2 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky John No. 2 Mine
Commodity
Primary: REE
Primary: Thorium
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
District: Salida Area/Turret Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
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: Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben
Type: L
Description: Ew-Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.061-0.098% U308, 0.54-0.74% TH02, 1.02-1.58% RAE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATIONS GIVEN FOR CENTER OF SECTION ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Workings): SMALL SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L, COLLINS, D.B., HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIV E MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P . 90.
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