Cold Spring Mine

The Cold Spring Mine is a tungsten mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,330 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

Name: Cold Spring Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Boulder

Elevation: 8,330 Feet (2,539 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 39.98111, -105.48139

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Cold Spring Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cold Spring Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Boulder Tungsten


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Cold Spring Tungsten, Inc.


Production

Year: 1921
Time Period: 1917-1921


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
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

Type: L
Description: Normal Faulting


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization And Silicification Of Wall Rock


Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): OUTPUT WAS 14,301 TONS

Comment (Workings): ORE FOUND IN 6 SHOOTS, ONLY ONE OF WHICH WAS NEAR ENOUGH TO THE SURFACE TO BE EXPOSED IN TRENCHES.


References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.

Reference (Deposit): COLO. STATE METAL MINING FUND, 1960, TUNGSTEN MINES OF COLORADO.

Reference (Production): LEMMON, D.M. (UNPUBLISHED DATA)


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