The Border Feldspar is a feldspar mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,283 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
Elevation: 6,283 Feet (1,915 Meters)
Commodity: Feldspar
Lat, Long: 38.4628, -105.32080
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Border Feldspar MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Border Feldspar
Commodity
Primary: Feldspar
Tertiary: Mica
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Eight Mile Park District
Land Status
Land ownership: Municipality
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): MINOBRAS 1974
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 227
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