Beryl Ores Mill

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Colorado, United States with commodity Beryllium
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10288429
MAS/MILS ID 0080590032
Record type Site
Current site name Beryl Ores Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.14388, 39.87779 (WGS84)
Elevation 1700
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Louisville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle South Platte-Cherry Creek(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 002 S 069 W 18 SESENE Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.14388, 39.87779

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Beryl Ores Co.
    ID 503743
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA FILE OWN/OP: BERYL ORES COMP

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS FEB 1980, MSHA INSPECTION DATA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-FEB-1984 Rdm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/14/1983
MSHA mine ID0503743
Mine name (MSHA)Fay/Tnt #4
Current operatorUnion Carbide Corp
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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