Bat Claim No. 1

The Bat Claim No. 1 is a copper mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,001 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

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Site Name

Primary: Bat Claim No. 1
Secondary: Corona Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Uranium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Lyons 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: Past Producer
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

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Front Range Uplift

Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Breccia Reef

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A SELECTED SAMPLE HAD A VALUE OF 0.282% U308.

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): 1.0 MILE NW OF INDIAN LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Development): SITE WAS MINED FOR CU BEFORE 1900

References

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, P. 81

Reference (Deposit): COLTON, R.B., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BOULDER-FORT COLLINS-GREELEY AREA, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-855-G.

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