Lucky Find Claim

The Lucky Find Claim is a barium-barite and thorium mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,599 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

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Site Name

Primary: Lucky Find Claim
Secondary: Lucky Strike

Commodity

Primary: Barium-Barite
Primary: Thorium
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Wet Mountains Area; Mckinley Mountain 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Ernest Sparling, Rosita, Co. And Lawrence Knobbe, Spearville, Ks.
Years: 1952 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1950
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

Model Name: Thorium-rare-earth veins

Orebody

Form: TABULAR, POD-LIKE

Structure

Type: R
Description: Wet Mountains

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Cambrian

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: .004 TO 0.14% EQUIV. U308, .001% U, .02 TO .77% EQUIV. TH02, .55% TH02, .18% RAE OXIDES

Materials

Ore: Thorite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): NORTH OF BRUSH HOLLOW CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS (EACH 15 FT DEEP), SEVERAL SMALL PITS

References

Reference (Deposit): CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 524.

Reference (Deposit): BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1: 24,000

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 40, P.122

Reference (Deposit): CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F., GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P. 23-26.

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