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Nelson

Producer in Boulder county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10017613
MRDS ID DC03915
Record type Site
Current site name Nelson
Related records 10287639

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.49726, 40.07498 (WGS84)
Relative position SW 1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boulder(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gold Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Estes Park(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greeley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Vrain(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Boulder

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 01N 72W 06 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.49726, 40.07498
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEIN IS FISSURE IN SCHIST STRIKES N 75 W. GANGUE IS QTZ. AND SERICITE. GOLD ORE IN PYRITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ward

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL $75000 BY 1920

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORCESTER, 1921, COLO. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 21, PG. 64.

  • Deposit

    USGS WARD-SUNSET MINING AREA TOPO MAP, 1937, ADVANCE SHEET, 1:24000

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,62

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 21-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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