Lucky 9 Uranium Claims

The Lucky 9 Uranium Claims is a mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,200 feet.

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Mine Info

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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.