The Bard Creek Mine is a silver, zinc, gold, and lead mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado.
About the MRDS Data:
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Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.73444, -105.72889
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Bard Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bard Creek Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
District: Georgetown-Silver Plume District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Commodity): Assays show primary values in silver and gold, plus lesser values in lead, zinc, and copper.
Comment (Geology): Biotite gniess and alaskite-quartz monzonite porphyry; 12 veins encountered.
Comment (Location): Topographic map shows mine in NE/4 sec. 1, T4S, R75W, 2-1/2 miles north of Silver Plume.
Comment (Production): No production data found.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Resources total 750,000 tons in 1935 report. (Sunshine files)
References
Reference (Deposit): Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.
Reference (Deposit): BLM CONNECTING SHEETS
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 6,63
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