Pricilla Group Claim

The Pricilla Group Claim is a mine located in Gilpin 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

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Site Name

Primary: Pricilla Group Claim
Secondary: Pricilla, Dorothy & Sunshine
Secondary: Pricillia, Dorothy & Sunshine

Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Gilpin
District: Black Hawk 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: E. And H Exploration Co.
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

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Uraninite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-1833, DATED 1955. RADIOACTIVITY: 10-20 BACKGROUND. OLD MINE WORKINGS ARE EXISTENT AND CONSIST OF SE CAVED ADITS AND A 75 FOOT SHAFT. THEN RECENT WORKINGS CONSIS 3 SHALLOW TRENCHES. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT WAS A SKETCH MINE INGS MAP.

References

Reference (Deposit): OWN/ E & H EXPLORATION REF:MAS FILE

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