Mine detail: Beddig Mine

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Location: Boulder County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.97388, -105.52503
dep_id: 10008740
mrds_id: D001108
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Ferberite
ore_ctrl: Several Veins Produced Breccia Ore Cemented By Ferberite And Quartz
Reporter: Melton, Greg, Elliott, James E., Mosier, Dan
hrock_type: Pegmatite
arock_unit: Idaho Springs;Idaho Springs
arock_type: Gneiss
Structure: Reverse Faulting
Year first produced: 1905
References:
  • Deposit:: LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
  • Deposit:: LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
  • Deposit:: COLO. STATE METAL MINING FUND, 1960, TUNGSTEN MINES OF COLORADO.
  • Deposit:: LOVERING, TWETO, 1953, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BOULDER COUNTY TUNGSTEN DISTRICT COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 245.
  • Production:: LEMMON, D.M., (UNPUBLISHED DATA)
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