| Deposit ID | 10118486 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080470041 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blackhawk Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Hawk Lode No. 2 Claim |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.49369, 39.80469 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2957 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gilpin(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Black Hawk(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Clear(hydrologic unit)
South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Gilpin |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 003 S | 072 W | 07 | NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Autunite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -105.49369, 39.80469 |
|---|
| Length | 152.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 0.6M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Meredith L. Yonkers |
| ID | 503481 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. H. Turner |
| ID | 503481 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080470041 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0503481 |
THIS PROPERTY WAS LOCATED BY MAS-MINECOM IN 1975. THEY
DID A SURVEY OF URANIUM MINES AND CALLED THIS MINE URANIUM.
MAS FILE - 1975
MSHA INSPECTION DATA
REVISED BY MILS 2-80
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION FROM PRR-1870, DATED 1954. RADIOACTIVITY: MAX. O TIMES BG. GRAB SAMPLES AVERAGED .13% EU308. MINE WORKINGS WE IN POOR REPAIR. CONTROLLER ADDRESS- BLACK HAWK TRADING POST BLACK HAWK, COLORADO. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Minecom | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/06/1983 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0503481 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Beverly Shaft Mine |
| Current operator | T Bowers Co |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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