| Deposit ID | 10017308 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC03262 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 80130824 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vasco No. 1 Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Vasco No. 1 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.48417, 39.97539 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ON E FLANK OF HURRICANE HILL ABOUT 1/2 MI. N OF TUNGSTEN. 2900 ft. S of NE Corner Sec. 7. In SE corner of junction of Tervarton Gulch Rd. with Ridge Rd. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boulder(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tungsten(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Boulder |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 01S | 72W | 07; 08 | C of E edge; NW4 of SW4 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ferberite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Model code | 46 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 15a |
| Deposit model name | W veins |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| Main Entrance (1) | -105.48417, 39.97539 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Nederland |
|---|---|
| District name | Boulder County Tungsten District |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cold Spring Tungsten, Inc. |
| Year | 1960 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | P.H. Bennett |
| Year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | 220 ft shaft, 4 levels |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC03262 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003621 | = 10107913, merged and deleted. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 80130824 | = 10117563, merged and deleted |
DMEA RECORDS, DMEA Docket 2390, http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/co/dmea/2390_DMEA.pdf
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62
Colorado Metal Mining Fund Board, 1960, Tungsten Mines of Colorado
Lovering and Tweto, 1953, USGS Prof. Paper 245.
MINE MAP REPO[sitory] # 407557
Vanderwilt, 1947, Mineral Resources of Colorado.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1973-03-01 | Conservation Division Files | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 1974-01-01 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2007-05-22 | Melton, Greg | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2014-01-07 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate records |
| Reporter | 1978-07-01 | Hasler, J. William | U.S. Geological Survey | D003621 = 10107913 |
| Reporter | 1983-11-17 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0080130824 = 10117563 |
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