The Gold Bug Claim is a mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,006 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: 9,006 Feet (2,745 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.5736, -106.26280
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Gold Bug Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Bug Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
District: Turrey
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Moore, Homer
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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: Gold
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR 1536 6/1952 RADIOACTIVITY 5XBG MINE PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR GOLD MINERALIZATION. GRAB SAMPLE CHEM ASSAY: 0.28%U308, 0.05% V205
References
Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP REPO # 408334
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