Black Jack No. 2 Claim

The Black Jack No. 2 Claim is a uranium mine located in Huerfano county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,641 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Black Jack No. 2 Claim

State:  Colorado

County:  Huerfano

Elevation: 12,641 Feet (3,853 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 37.29444, -105.16194

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Black Jack No. 2 Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Jack No. 2 Claim


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Huerfano
District: La Veta District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Sandstone U


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Culebra Massif


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): 2000 FT N10E FROM TRINCHERA PEAK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975) (1975)

Comment (Workings): SHAFT OF UNKNOWN DEPTH


References

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 182.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-558.


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