The Valmont Mill is a silver mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 40.0194, -105.23330
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Valmont Mill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Valmont Mill
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Boulder
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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): MESA 5 5 76 MESA 10 0501865
Reference (Deposit): OWNR:TUSCO INC. 1977 OP: HENDRICKS MINING CO. 1977
Reference (Deposit): PAST OWN/OP: ALLIED CHEM. CO COMMDITIES: FLUORSPAR & GOLD
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