The Sunday Vein is a molybdenum mine located in Boulder county, Colorado.
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Sunday Vein MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunday Vein
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Boulder Tungsten (Beaver Creek)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Molybdenite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T., AND TWETO, 1953, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BOULDER CO. TUNGSTEN DISTRICT, COLO.: USGS PROF. PAPER 245
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