Blackhawk Placer

The Blackhawk Placer is a gold mine located in Gilpin county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,701 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

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Site Name

Primary: Blackhawk Placer
Secondary: Black Hawk Lode No. 2 Claim

Commodity

Primary: Gold
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. H. Turner
Company ID: 503481
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Meredith L. Yonkers
Company ID: 503481
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1979

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Placer
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: Autunite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-1870, DATED 1954. RADIOACTIVITY: MAX. O TIMES BG. GRAB SAMPLES AVERAGED .13% EU308. MINE WORKINGS WE IN POOR REPAIR. CONTROLLER ADDRESS- BLACK HAWK TRADING POST BLACK HAWK, COLORADO.

References

Reference (Deposit): THIS PROPERTY WAS LOCATED BY MAS-MINECOM IN 1975. THEY

Reference (Deposit): DID A SURVEY OF URANIUM MINES AND CALLED THIS MINE URANIUM.

Reference (Deposit): MAS FILE - 1975

Reference (Deposit): MSHA INSPECTION DATA

Reference (Deposit): REVISED BY MILS 2-80

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