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
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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