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Western Star

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. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10262988
MAS/MILS ID 0080130853
Record type Site
Current site name Western Star

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -105.4867, 39.98332 (WGS84)
Elevation 2575
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Boulder

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -105.4867, 39.98332
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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 Boulder Tungsten

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1929
    Period 1907-1929
    Ore mined 1846.35mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tungsten Tungsten 10476WO3 6wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF. VANDERWILT "MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLO. " P 330

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1983 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 22-MAY-0007 Melton, Greg U.S. Geological Survey

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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