Bull Snake No. 1 and 2 Claims

The Bull Snake No. 1 and 2 Claims 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: Bull Snake No. 1 and 2 Claims

State:  Colorado

County:  San Miguel

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.9522, -109.48500

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Bull Snake No. 1 and 2 Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bull Snake No. 1 and 2 Claims
Secondary: Bull Snak No. 1 and No. 2 Claims


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: San Miguel
District: Slick Rock


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Pete Shumway L. D. Shumway Bill Harrison Ray Shumway
Percent: 100.0
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Unknown: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): DATA OBTAINED FROM PRR 2424 DATE EXAMINED: 1953 RADIOACTIVITY: 100 X B.G. "GREENISH-BLACK, YELLOW, AND YELLO ABOUT 600 FT OF INTERMITTENT MINERALIZATION ALONG RIM. THE C ARE COVERED BY THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS MAP, JOE DAVIS HILL.


References

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