The Alice Mine is a lead, silver, gold, copper, and fluorine-fluorite mine located in Boulder county, Colorado.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite
Lat, Long: 40.1225, -105.39806
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Alice Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alice Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Jamestown
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Lead
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Production): $150,000
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE MIN: GALENA, TENNANTITE, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE
References
Reference (Deposit): GODDARD, COLO. SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 15, NO. 1, PG. 30
Reference (Deposit): ARGALL, 1949, COLO. SCH. MINES QUART., V. 44, NO 2, PG. 182
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,62
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING AND GODDARD, 1950, USGS PP 223, PG 273.
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