Lucky Strike Mine

The Lucky Strike Mine is a uranium mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 5,928 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

Name: Lucky Strike Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Emery

Elevation: 5,928 Feet (1,807 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.76, -110.94750

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Lucky Strike Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky Strike Mine
Secondary: Big Canyon 1 & 2


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Emery
District: San Rafael 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Hannert Mining Co., Hanksville


Production

Year: 1957
Time Period: 1949-1957
Material type: U
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.22% U3o8, 0.09% V2o5, U Ore


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1949
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR - BLANKET


Structure

Type: R
Description: San Rafael Swell

Type: L
Description: Faulting


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Uraninite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Zippeite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SW 1/4, SW 1/4, NE 1/4, SEC. 5

Comment (Reserve-Resource): STUDY NEEDED

Comment (Deposit): ORE IS IN THE MOSS BACK MEMBER OF CHINLE FORMATION


References

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C. AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS, AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UTAH,: USGS BULL. 123

Reference (Deposit): 1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, C.C., BULLETIN 123

Reference (Reserve-Resource): MC CARTHY, 1977


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