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Roose Tunnel

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10091293
MRDS ID DC03392
MAS/MILS ID 80130700
Record type Site
Current site name Roose Tunnel
Alternate or previous names Roose Tunnel & Shaft, Harrington Tunnel
Related records 10141745

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -105.51, 39.964 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 50(meters)
Relative position 50 FT. W. OF STATE HWY 160, ABOUT 100 FT N OF N BOUNDARY OF NEDERLAND. Quarter-quarter section described in DMEA-2958 but not shown on any map relative to any current (2014) recognizable landmarks.

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 01S 73W 13 NE4 of NW4 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Glacial drift
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Grand Island
District name Boulder County Tungsten District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner DEE & JOHN HARRINGTON
    Home office Nederland, CO
    Year 1953
  • Type Owner
    Owner B.O. Cutter
    Year 1953
    First year 1871
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mary Roose (Frank W. Roose)
    Year 1953
    First year 1897
    Last year 1953

Comments on the production information

  • Applicants (the Harringtons) claim that 50-60 tons of ore averaging 6% WO3 was produced, or about 330 units. This could not be independently verified (DMEA-2958).

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO FERBERITE OR HORN QUARTZ IN PROSPECT PITS ON VEIN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Name of workings Roose Tunnel
    Overall length 42.97M

Comments on the workings information

  • Tunnel cuts the Town Lot vein, about 25 or 30 ft from the breast. (DMEA-2958)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Mentions of fig. 2 of the DMEA's geologic report can not be verified. Fig. 2 appears to be missing from the online images of the DMEA report.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1973-03-01 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 2007-05-29 Melton, Greg U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 2014-01-13 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey merged and deleted duplicate record
Reporter 1983-11-17 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines 0080130700 = 10141745

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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