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Black Hawk Mine

Unknown in San Juan county in Colorado, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10119261
MAS/MILS ID 0081110021
Record type Site
Current site name Black Hawk Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -107.63594, 37.89141 (WGS84)
Elevation 3507

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ironton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Animas(hydrologic unit)

Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Juan(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado San Juan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 042 N 007 W 22 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Unknown
Zincite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -107.63594, 37.89141
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Red Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mr. Erlinger, Manager, Silverton, Colo.
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RADIOACTIVITY WAS REPORTED TO BE 5 TO 9 TIMES BACKGROUND. MINE LOCATED ABOVE THE MIDDLE FORK OF CEMENT CREEK. RADON GAS SUSPECTED. DATA FROM PRR-2391, EXAMINED IN 1953. THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS FOR THE AREA IS HANDIES PEAK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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