The Lucky 9 Uranium Claims is a mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.61667, -118.99999
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Lucky 9 Uranium Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky 9 Uranium Claims
Secondary: White Rose
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Tertiary: Zirconium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Wilson District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Owner Name: Lucky 9 Uranium, Inc.
Home Office: P. O. Box 1179, El Centro, Ca 92243
Years: 1958 -
Owner Name: Lucky 9 Uranium, Inc.
Home Office: P. O. Box 1179, El Centro, Ca 92243
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1958
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET, LENSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Gangue: Clay
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 117 CLAIMS HELD BY LUCKY 9 URANIUM INCORPORATED OF RENO, IN 1958. AREA EXTENSIVELY PROSPECTED FOR URANIUM BY THERMAL SURVEYS, RADIOMETRIC SURVEYS, DRILLING, TRENCHING, & EXPLORATION WORKINGS (3 SHORT ADITS & SEVERAL TRENCHES). SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES OF 7 SAMPLES (2 CLAYS, 2 SANDSTONES, ONE BLACK SAND, A METAVOLCANIC, & AN ADIT SAMPLE) GAVE TI RANGING FROM 0.3 TO 5.0%, ZR 0.01 TO 0.3%. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): 3 SHORT ADITS, TRENCHES
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SEDIMENTARY DEPOSIT (CONSOLIDATED)
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SEC. 19
Comment (Commodity): POSSIBLE AU, AG PROSPECT
Comment (Development): EXTENSIVELY PROSPECTED FOR URANIUM BY THERMAL SURVEYS, RADIOMETRIC SURVEYS, DRILLING, TRENCHING
Comment (Deposit): 117 CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): BEAL, 1963, INVESTIGATION OF TITANIUM OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NBMG REPORT
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.
