Black Hawk Mine

The Black Hawk Mine is a mine located in San Juan county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,506 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: Black Hawk Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 11,506 Feet (3,507 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.8914, -107.63530

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Black Hawk Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Hawk Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: San Juan
District: Red Mountain District


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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Mr. Erlinger, Manager, Silverton, Colo.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Underground
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

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Copper
Unknown: Zincite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVITY WAS REPORTED TO BE 5 TO 9 TIMES BACKGROUND. MINE LOCATED ABOVE THE MIDDLE FORK OF CEMENT CREEK. RADON GAS SUSPECTED. DATA FROM PRR-2391, EXAMINED IN 1953. THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS FOR THE AREA IS HANDIES PEAK.


References

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