The Gale Mine is a tungsten mine located in Boulder county, Colorado.
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Mine Info
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Gale Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gale Mine
Secondary: Clyde
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Boulder Co. Tungsten Dist.
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1929
Time Period: 1907-1929
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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
Model Name: W veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 2 VEINS IN WALL ROCK OF GRANITE GNEISS, APLITE, AND PEGMATITE
Comment (Deposit): NO NEW ORE RESERVES DISCOVERED
References
Reference (Deposit): DMEA RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62
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