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Pandora Mine

Past Producer in Boulder county in Colorado, United States with commodities Tungsten, Silver
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10017087
MRDS ID DC02858
MAS/MILS ID 80130621
Record type Site
Current site name Pandora Mine
Alternate or previous names Pandora (10141689)
Related records 10141689

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -105.57639, 39.99067 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position Shaft shown and labeled on topo. Coordinates are for the upper, east-most shaft immediately south (about 50 m) of the summit of Pomeroy Mtn, north of Caribou Park.

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 5 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Laramide intrusive rocks
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • COMSTOCK CLAIMS ADJOIN TO THE SW. PRODUCED SILVER. POMEROY MTN OT THE NORTH HAS A MAGNETITE DIKE CARRYING HIGH GRADE SILVER (DC02849 = 10017082)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS NEDERLAND QUAD TOPO MAP, 1942, 7 1/2 MIN.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62

  • Deposit

    COLO BOM 1943 LIST (MAS 0080130621 = newMRDS 10141689)

  • Deposit

    COLO BOM 1943 LIST (MAS 0080130206 = newMRDS 10190713)

Comments on the references

  • Deleted record 10017082 cited USBM RI-4973, but A.B. Wilson (19-Dec-2013) was unable to find any mention of this mine in that publication. It is, however, an interesting paper about the mines in this area.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1973-03-01 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey also MRDS DC02849 = 10017082.
Editor 2007-05-29 Melton, Greg U.S. Geological Survey also 10141689 and 10017082
Editor 2013-12-19 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey merged and deleted duplicate records
Reporter 1983-11-17 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS 0080130621 = 10141689 and MAS 0080130206 = 10190713

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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