The Conger Mine is a mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,694 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: 8,694 Feet (2,650 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.9753, -105.52190
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Conger Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Conger Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Boulder Tungsten District
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
Type: Other
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Jm Smith And Guy Turner
Info Year: 1972
Owner Name: Cobb And Weldon
Info Year: 1972
Owner Name: Vanadium Corp. Of America
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1972
Production
Year: 1914
Year: 1945
Time Period: 1900-1945
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP REPO # 402533 402543 REF USGS PROF PAPER 223 PL
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