The Platts Big Chance is a gold mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado.
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Mine Info
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Platts Big Chance MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Platts Big Chance
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
District: Dumont
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1935
Time Period: 1910-35
Mined: 2060.910 mt
Material type: ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tennantite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): Production information is combined with Aubrey, Columbian chief, Franklin County and Platts mines. Developed by the Princess of India tunnel.
References
Reference (Deposit): REF:CBM ANNUAL REPORT 1923 OWN/OP:SMITH LAWSON CO.
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 67-109, p. 51
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