Bowman Lease

The Bowman Lease is a mine located in Gilpin 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: Bowman Lease  

State:  Colorado

County:  Gilpin

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.8178, -105.39720

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Bowman Lease MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bowman Lease


Commodity

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. O. Jully
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface
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: Hematite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Pyrolusite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-1834, DATED 8-55. AT THAT TIME THE OWNE ED TO BILL BOWMAN, 1001 19TH ST., GOLDEN, COLORADO. RADIOACT MAXIMUM OF 20XBG.


References

Reference (Deposit): OWN/ J. O. JULLY REF: MAS FILE


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