The Jo Reynolds is a silver and uranium mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,757 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: 8,757 Feet (2,669 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Uranium
Lat, Long: 39.7528, -105.63280
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Jo Reynolds MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jo Reynolds
Secondary: Elida
Secondary: Joe Reynolds
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
District: Dumont
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Gilmore Mines Inc
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1974
Production
Year: 1949
Time Period: 1902-49
Mined: 35755.980 mt
Material type: ore
Year: 1892
Time Period: 1887-92
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1919
Discovery Year: 1886
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Azurite
Gangue: Quartz
Trace: Uraninite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 67-109, p. 41
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 223, p. 163
Reference (Deposit): SOURCE OF INFORMATION: E.R.D.A. OPEN FILE DATA
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