Boulder County Tunnel

The Boulder County Tunnel is a mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,248 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: Boulder County Tunnel  

State:  Colorado

County:  Boulder

Elevation: 8,248 Feet (2,514 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.97806, -105.55694

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Satelite image of the Boulder County Tunnel

Boulder County Tunnel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Boulder County Tunnel


Commodity

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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Allied Chemical Corp.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1974


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1870
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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Gold


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): COLO BOM 1975 LIST


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