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Boulder Co. Mine

Occurrence in Boulder county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Tungsten, Lead
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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. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10017380
MRDS ID DC03377
Record type Site
Current site name Boulder Co. Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.55059, 39.96916 (WGS84)
Relative position SE 1/4

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 09 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.55059, 39.96916
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEIN STRIKES N 70 W, DIPS 60-70 N, IS HIGHLY QUARTZOSE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Caribou

Production statistics

  • Year 1917
    Period 1901-1917
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 20g/mt
    Major Lead Lead 120g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BASIN AND HILL, 1917, USGS PP 94, PG 182-183

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 29-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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