First Chance

The First Chance is a tungsten mine located in San Juan 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

Name: First Chance

State:  Colorado

County:  San Juan

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 37.87778, -107.65972

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First Chance MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: First Chance


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Colorado
County: San Juan


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1953
Description: Ap_Grade: ^10. % W


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

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): POTENTIAL UNKOWN


References

Reference (Deposit): STATE OF COLO. MINING FUND BOARD, 1960, TUNGSTEN MINES OF COLO, P. 32.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 3,64


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