Conger Mine

The Conger Mine is a tungsten mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,599 feet.

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: Conger Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Boulder

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Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.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Reference (Production): LEMMON, D.M., (UNPUBLISHED DATA)


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