Published By U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
Issued over 9 years ago
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This file is a digital polygon representation of the depth to (overburden above) abandoned underground coal mines in the Boulder-Weld coal field, Denver Basin, Colorado. This file was created as part of the Front Range Infrastructure Resources Project (FRIRP) of the USGS, and provides information pertaining to energy resource issues within the Colorado Front Range urban corridor in and near the Denver metro area. These data contributed to the publication titled as follows: Maps showing the extent of mining, locations of mine shafts, adits, air shafts, and bedrock faults, and thickness of overburden above abandoned coal mines in the Boulder-Weld coal field, Boulder, Weld, and Adams counties, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Map I-2735, 1:48000-scale.