Bonzo No. 1 Claim

The Bonzo No. 1 Claim is a uranium and copper mine located in Jefferson county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,650 feet.

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: Bonzo No. 1 Claim  

State:  Colorado

County:  Jefferson

Elevation: 5,650 Feet (1,722 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Copper

Lat, Long: 39.47972, -105.12444

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Bonzo No. 1 Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bonzo No. 1 Claim


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Colorado
County: Jefferson
District: Kassler Area


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Form: POD


Structure

Type: R
Description: Front Range Uplift, Denver Basin

Type: L
Description: Floyd Hill Fault Zone


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE ANALYSIS RANGED FROM 0.16 TO 11.2% U3O8


Materials

Ore: Pitchblende
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Location): IN PLATTE CANYON 1.75 MILES SW OF KASSLER ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974)

Comment (Workings): PITS; ADIT DRIVEN GENERALLY NW


References

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE KASSLER QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 421-B, P. 116.

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 191.


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