Sisk Mine

The Sisk Mine is a mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,400 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Sisk Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Boulder

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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