The Black Mama is a uranium mine located in Mesa county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.6642, -108.90560
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Black Mama MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Mama
Secondary: Peaches Black Mama
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Mesa
District: Uravan
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Ince Minerals Corforation
Company ID: 501304
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Bias Mining Co
Company ID: 501304
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Carnotite
Unknown: Tyuyamunite
Unknown: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IS ONGOING
References
Reference (Deposit): REEV BY MILS 6 79
Reference (Deposit): CDM A SUMMARY OF MINERAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES IN COLORADO 77
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