The Blackhawk Placer is a gold mine located in Gilpin county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,701 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: 9,701 Feet (2,957 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.8047, -105.49310
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Blackhawk Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blackhawk Placer
Secondary: Black Hawk Lode No. 2 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gilpin
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
Owner Name: J. H. Turner
Company ID: 503481
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Meredith L. Yonkers
Company ID: 503481
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Autunite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Limonite
Comments
Comment (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.
References
Reference (Deposit): THIS PROPERTY WAS LOCATED BY MAS-MINECOM IN 1975. THEY
Reference (Deposit): DID A SURVEY OF URANIUM MINES AND CALLED THIS MINE URANIUM.
Reference (Deposit): MAS FILE - 1975
Reference (Deposit): MSHA INSPECTION DATA
Reference (Deposit): REVISED BY MILS 2-80
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