The Christie Ward-Lucky Thirteen 1&2 is a quartz, mica, feldspar, ree, beryllium, and niobium (columbium) mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,501 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: 8,501 Feet (2,591 Meters)
Commodity: Quartz, Mica, Feldspar, REE, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium)
Lat, Long: 38.99222, -105.39278
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Christie Ward-Lucky Thirteen 1&2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Christie Ward-Lucky Thirteen 1&2
Commodity
Primary: Quartz
Primary: Mica
Primary: Feldspar
Primary: REE
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Tarryall Springs
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Thorite
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Columbite
Comments
Comment (Geology): ZONED PEG. TREND N-NE, CORE QTZ; INTERMEDIATE ZONE FELDSPAR, MUSCOVITE; OUTER WALL ZONE QTZ, FELD., MICA. ; GEOL.DESC: ZONED PEG. TREND N-NE, CORE QTZ; OUTERZONE FELDSPARE, MUSCOVITE, BIOTITE; OUTER WALL ZONE QTZ, FELD., MICA.
Comment (Workings): THREE SMALL OPEN CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. EXAM. FILE
Reference (Deposit): USBM 1966, I.C. 8298, P.31
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,64
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