The Dixie Mine is a silver, gold, lead, and zinc mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,698 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,698 Feet (2,956 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 39.71583, -105.61139
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Dixie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dixie Mine
Secondary: Dixie Tunnel
Secondary: M & M Tunnel
Secondary: M & M shaft
Secondary: Sweet Marie
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
District: Central City
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: 1954
Time Period: 1936-54
Mined: 31765.050 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: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Electrum
Ore: Galena
Ore: Polybasite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Tennantite
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): Gold values predominate other metals.
Comment (Geology): Three fissure veins, the Little Helen, M & M, and Dixie, strike NE and dip steeply to the NW.
Comment (Commodity): Gangue contains carbonate minerals.
Comment (Production): Complete production data from 1936 to 1954 show total gold production of 17,747 oz, silver of 57,809 oz, copper of 3,379 lb, lead of 84,892 lb, and zinc of 93,505 lb from 32,275 tons of ore.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Report dated 1957 estimates ~55,000 tons of ore worth $1.7 million in the ground.
Comment (Location): Adits and shafts are in sec. 7, T 4 S, R 73 W, and Sec. 12, T 4 S, R 74 W, on Ute Creek, about 5 miles SW of Idaho Springs.
References
Reference (Deposit): OWNER:WESTERN STATES MINING REF: MAS
Reference (Deposit): Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.
Reference (Deposit): Harrison, J. E., and Wells, J. D., 1959, Geology and ore deposits of the Chicago Creek area, Clear Creek County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 319, 92 p.
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