| Address | Golden Gate Canyon, Tucker Gulch, three miles west of Golden on Hwy. 58 |
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| Quad | Golden, 1965 (1994) |
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| Section | S24, T3S, R71W |
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| Source | 1957;1958;1959;1962;1963;1964;1965;1971 Colorado Bureau of Mines Report |
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| Other | Ohman Mine |
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| Initialdate | 1998-11-04 00:00:00-07 |
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| Person | KER |
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| Latestdate | 2012-12-03 00:00:00-07 |
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| Person2 | REL |
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| History | Uranium mine owned and operated by Leigh D. Ohman, until 1958 then owner Bessie Nare.
1962: Seven tons of ore valued at $385.50 are extracted. The vein was located on surface in fault area and a 25-foot shaft. The veins runs about 12 inches wide. 12-foot by 18-foot frame compressor hause and shop. All underground waste used for road fill.
1964: Production 6.9 tons valued at $808.50
1963: Shaft sunk 35 feet then drifted 17 feet to surface; five feet by seven feet drift runs east 100 feet and another northeast for 75 feet. Ore is taken out from a very small vein and is all hand cobbed.
1965: shaft down 40 feet. |
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| Active | 1 |
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| Lifecyclestatus | Active |
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