The Bonzo No. 1 Claim is a uranium and copper mine located in Jefferson county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,650 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
Elevation: 5,650 Feet (1,722 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.47972, -105.12444
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Bonzo No. 1 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bonzo No. 1 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Jefferson
District: Kassler Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Occurrence
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD
Structure
Type: R
Description: Front Range Uplift, Denver Basin
Type: L
Description: Floyd Hill Fault Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ANALYSIS RANGED FROM 0.16 TO 11.2% U3O8
Materials
Ore: Pitchblende
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): IN PLATTE CANYON 1.75 MILES SW OF KASSLER ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974)
Comment (Workings): PITS; ADIT DRIVEN GENERALLY NW
References
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE KASSLER QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 421-B, P. 116.
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 191.
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