The Argo is a fluorine-fluorite mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,398 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: 7,398 Feet (2,255 Meters)
Commodity: Fluorine-Fluorite
Lat, Long: 40.12974, -105.40023
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Argo MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Argo
Commodity
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Uranium
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Jamestown
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1943
Year: 1942
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Fluorspar
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Tennantite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Enargite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP REPO # 402332 404632 4054046 405052 405053 4050
Reference (Deposit): 405060 405221 405223 OWN/ ALLIED CHEMICAL CORP
Reference (Deposit): REF VANERWILT MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLO P 324
Reference (Deposit): REF USGS PROF PAPER 223 PLATE 3
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