The Rip Van Dam Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Boulder county, Colorado.
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Rip Van Dam Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rip Van Dam Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Jamestown District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1921
Time Period: 1904-1921
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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
Model Name: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Telluride
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): Gold-silver telluride minerals present.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GOLD TELLURIDES, FREE GOLD, AND FINELY DISSEMINATED PYRITE. Ore localized in easterly parts of vein and at vein junctions and changes in wall rocks.
Comment (Location): LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES FROM ADIT LOCATION IN NW-SEC28-T2N-R71W, ABOUT 2 MILES ESE OF JAMESTOWN.
Comment (Production): ITEMS 8 & 9: $15,000 UP TO 1883. 1904-21: 515.28 oz gold and 1166 oz silver.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING & GODDARD, 1950, USGS PP 223, PG 279, FIG 77, and PLATE 3
Reference (Deposit): Unpublished memos dated 1973-74 in Sunshine Mining Co. file ID#97 at Colorado Geological Survey contain extensive, rambling correspondence from property owner.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62
Reference (Deposit): REF. VANDERWILT MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLO." P 324"
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