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Luckett Mine

Past Producer in Karnes county in Texas, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062905
MRDS ID TC36504
Record type Site
Current site name Luckett Mine
Alternate or previous names Continental, Lyssy Trend
Related records 10153885

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.1142, 28.90998 (WGS84)
Elevation 125
Relative position 0.6 MI N50E OF DEWEESVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Karnes(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Falls City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pleasanton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Crystal City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower San Antonio(hydrologic unit)

San Antonio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Karnes

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Deweesville Member, Whitsett Formation;Conquista Clay Member, Whitsett Formation
    Rock description Deweesville Mbr, Whitsett Formation;Conquista Clay Mbr, Whitsett Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.1142, 28.90998
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Normal Faulting
Type of structure Local
Structure description Paleochannel.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 609.6M
    Width 243.84M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Permeable Deweesville Sandstone Overlying Impermeable Conquista Clay Updip From A Clay Filled Channel.

Comments on the geologic information

  • ASSOCIATED ROCK: EOCENE MUDSTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1961
Production years 1961-1962

Mining district

District name Karnes Area, Searcy Trend

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Susquehanna-Western
  • Type Owner
    Owner Luckett, A. J.

Production statistics

  • Year 1961
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.2% U308
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct

Comments on development

  • LEASED AND EXPLORED BY DRILLING BY CONTINENTAL OIL CO. BASED ON SURFACE RADIOACTIVITY ANOMALY MINED BY SUSQUEHANNA-WESTERN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIMENSIONS GIVEN INCLUDE MUCH LOW-GRADE MATERIAL WHICH WAS NOT MINED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey

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