Elsie Mine

The Elsie Mine is a tungsten 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

Name: Elsie Mine

State:  Colorado

County:  Boulder

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 39.94194, -105.48778

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Elsie Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Elsie Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Grand Island


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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ELSIE VEIN FOLLOWS A STRONG FRACTURE IN SCHIST AND GNEISSIC APLITE. STRIKES N25E TO N60E DIPS 60-70 NW

Comment (Deposit): NO FERBERITE FOUND


References

Reference (Deposit): DMEA RECORDS

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62


Colorado Mining Photos

Placer mines at Cripple Creek, Colorado ca. 1892

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