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Sherman

Producer in Boulder county in Colorado, United States with commodity 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10017338
MRDS ID DC03301
Record type Site
Current site name Sherman

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.58615, 39.98277 (WGS84)
Relative position NW 1/4 NE 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 08 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.58615, 39.98277
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEIN STRIKES E, DIPS 85 N.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1874

Mining district

District name Caribou

Production statistics

  • Year 1874
    Material ore
    Ore mined 216.52mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 60185.23g

Comments on the production information

  • $40,000

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE PROBABLY DID NOT EXTEND TO DEPTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOORE AND OTHERS, 1957, USGS BULL 1030-N, PG 544.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PART OF CARIBOU GROUP

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

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

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