The Town Lot Mine is a tungsten mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,248 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,248 Feet (2,514 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 39.96556, -105.51139
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Mine Description
Location: At north edge of Nederland, near schoolhouse.
Workings: Shaft workings; extent unknown; probably not more than 150 ft deep.
Geology: Vein strikes N. 33° E. and dips 65° SE. Mostly in schist but crosses a small body of aplite, where ore shoot was apparently localized.
History and production: Mining at surface begun by school children shortly after Conger discovery. Hershey gives estimated output of $8,000 to $10,000 by 1914, suggesting about 2,000 units of WO3 About 300 units produced in 1917-18, the last period of operation.
Source: Geology and Ore Deposits of the Boulder County Tungsten District Colorado. USGS Professional Paper 245, 1953
Town Lot Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Town Lot Mine
Secondary: Townlot
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Boulder Tungsten
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
Year: 1918
Time Period: 1917-1918
Year: 1914
Time Period: pre-1914
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): COLO BOM 1969 LIST
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