The Hunch and Lucky Strike Claims is a uranium and thorium mine located in Douglas county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Thorium
Lat, Long: 38.95, -119.85417
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Hunch and Lucky Strike Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hunch and Lucky Strike Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Thorium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Douglas
District: Lake Tahoe Area
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Allanite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BG = 0.03 MR/HR.; HIGH = 0.05 MR/HR
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L. J., 1973 , RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURENCES IN NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 81
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
