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Wigwam

Past Producer in Boulder county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Land status
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10263055
MRDS ID DC03305
MAS/MILS ID 0080130859
Record type Site
Current site name Wigwam
Related records 10108225

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -105.58309, 39.98082 (WGS84)
Elevation 2514
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -105.58309, 39.98082
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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 Caribou

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1911
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Lead Lead 8%null%
    Major Copper Copper 0%null%
    Major Gold Gold 1g/mt
    Major Silver Silver 1074g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COLO BOM 1920 LIST

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1983 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 29-MAY-0007 Melton, Greg U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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