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Beddig Mine

Past Producer in Boulder county in Colorado, United States with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008740
MRDS ID D001108
MAS/MILS ID 80130098
Record type Site
Current site name Beddig Mine
Alternate or previous names Beddig
Related records 10141707

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -105.52444, 39.97178 (WGS84)
Elevation 2641
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position WEST OF CONGER MINE. About 1,000 ft. east of Quay Mine. ONE MILE NW OF NEDERLAND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boulder(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nederland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Vrain(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Boulder

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 001S 073W 11 SE4 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferberite Ore
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Allophane Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 46
USGS model code 15a
Deposit model name W veins

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Idaho Springs;Idaho Springs
    Rock description Idaho Springs;Idaho Springs
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -105.52444, 39.97178
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Reverse Faulting

Ore body information

  • Strike NNE
    Dip 45 DEG E

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Several Veins Produced Breccia Ore Cemented By Ferberite And Quartz

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: COARSE-GRAINED BIOTITE PEGMATITE VEIN IS BARREN WHERE WALL ROCK IS IDAHO SPRINGS GNIESS OR SCHIST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1905

Mining district

District name Boulder Tungsten District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cobb And Weldon
  • Type Owner
    Owner Colorado Tungsten Corp.
    Year 1953
    First year 1905
  • Type Lessee
    Owner Primos Chemical Co.
    Year 1953
    First year 1915
    Last year 1918
  • Type Lessee
    Owner Wolf Tongue Mining Co.
    Year 1953
    First year 1934
    Last year 1945

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1973-04-01 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD
Editor 1995-06-09 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 2007-05-29 Melton, Greg U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 2013-12-19 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey merged and deleted duplicate records.
Reporter 2013-11-17 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines 0080130098 = 10141707

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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