The Conger Mine is a tungsten mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,599 feet.
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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: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 39.97528, -105.52167
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Conger Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Conger Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Boulder District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Vanadium Corp. Of America
Home Office: Durango, Co.
Owner Name: J. M. Smith And Guy Tanner (Underground) Cobb And Weldon (Surface)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1900
Discovery Method: 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
Type: L
Description: Normal Faulting
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization In Granite, Sericitized And Silicified Next To Vein
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Ferberite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 991 FT. SHAFT WITH OVER 5 MILES OF HORIZONTAL WORKINGS. THIS MINE IS THE DEEPEST IN THE DISTRICT BY NEARLY 400 FT.
Comment (Production): LARGEST PRODUCING TUNGSTEN MINE IN COLORADO.
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Deposit): COLO. STATE METAL MINING FUND, 1960, TUNGSTEN MINES OF COLORADO.
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, TWETO, 1953, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BOULDER COUNTY TUNGSTEN DISTRICT COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 245.
Reference (Production): LEMMON, D.M., (UNPUBLISHED DATA)
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