The Balfour Mines is a uranium mine located in Park county, Colorado.
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Balfour Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Balfour Mines
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Hartsell
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Balfour Mines
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-2283, DATED 1956. RADIOACTIVITY: 5XBG M BG AVERAGE. THE MINE PRODUCED A MINOR AMT. OF GOLD, CLOSED I CONTROLLER ADDRESS: BALFOUR MINES, C/O MR. D. DOWEL, 1625 JA AVE., AURORA, CO. THE CLAIMS ARE IN SECS. 6-18, T. 13 S., R. SECS. 19-36, T. 12 S., R. 74 W.
References
Reference (Deposit): REF: MAS OCT 1976 FILE
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