Hunch and Lucky Strike Claims

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

Name: Hunch and Lucky Strike Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Douglas

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.