The Cold Spring Mine is a tungsten, gold, and silver mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,323 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: 8,323 Feet (2,537 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.06806, -105.40611
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Cold Spring Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cold Spring Mine
Secondary: Cold Springs Mine
Secondary: Cold Spring and Red Cloud
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Gold Hill
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: 1880
Time Period: 1879-1880
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1872
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Telluride
Ore: Petzite
Ore: Sylvanite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP REPO # 401209 OWN/ COLD SPRING TUNGSTEN
Reference (Deposit): DMPA DOCK # 2685 REF USGS PROF PAPER 223 PL
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