The Sisk Mine is a mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,400 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.2253, -105.26690
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Sisk Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sisk Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Flagstone
Tertiary: Uranium
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
Type: Private Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Enibeta Corp.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1956
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: Garnet
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM DMEA REPORT, DOCKET NO. 4961, DATED 1958. T AREA IS ON THE 7-1/2 MINUTE MAP, PINEWOOD LAKE. INCLUDED IN PORT ARE LOCATION AND GEOLOGIC MAPS. AT THE TIME OF THE REPO PRODUCTION CONSISTED OF 10-12 TONS OF .15-.20% U308. MINE WO CONSISTED OF: 40-FT. INCLINE; 16-FT. DRIFT; 130-FT. DRIFT; 1 CROSSCUT. ORE IS FOUND IN SMALL RANDOM PODS IN GARNETIFEROUS NO SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF URANIUM ARE TO BE EXPECTED. THE REPORT CONCLUDED ASSISTANCE BE DENIED FOR EXPLORATION. THE PRINTOUT LISTS THE MOST RECENT MINE CONTROLLER AS ENIBETA CO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION IN BACKUP REPORT.
References
Reference (Deposit): COLO BOM 1960 LIST
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