Black Bird

The Black Bird is a mine located in San Miguel county, Colorado.

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

Name: Black Bird

State:  Colorado

County:  San Miguel

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.0033, -108.98530

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Satelite image of the Black Bird

Black Bird MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Bird


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: San Miguel
District: Uravan


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Atlas Minerals Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
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 (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: ATLAS MINERALS DIVISION OF ATLAS CORPORATION PRUDENTIAL PLAZA, SUITE 2506 1050 17TH STREET DENVER, COLORADO 80202


References

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