Betty Mine

The Betty Mine is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,996 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

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Site Name

Primary: Betty Mine
Secondary: Lone Chimney Mine
Secondary: Betty Lowe

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Cobalt

Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Guffey (Freshwater)

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: American Selco Inc.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1932
Year Last Production: 1960
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center

Type: L
Description: Currant Creek Fault And Related Nw-Trending Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Sillimanite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Spinel
Gangue: Anthophyllite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Cordierite

Comments

Comment (Workings): THE HOWELL SHAFT IS 300 FT DEEP WITH MINOR DRIFTING. THE DELL SHAFT IS 30 FT DEEP WITH A 30 FT DRIFT FOLLOWING THE MINERALIZED ZONE NE.

References

Reference (Deposit): DMEA RECORDS

Reference (Deposit): DOC. 3484, AND DOC. 10,080, MICROFILM COMM. FILES, MIN. DEP. BRANCH

Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, E.W., AND BEVER, J.E., 1957 OCCURENCES OF SILLIMANITE-GROUP MINERALS IN PARK AND FREMONT COUNTIES, COLORRADO; COLO. SCHOOL OF MINES QUARTERLY VOL. 52, NO. 4 P. 46-47.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,64

Reference (Deposit): 5) BEVER, J.E., 1953, NOTES ON SOME MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUFFEY REGION, COLORADO; AMERICAN MINERALOGIST VOL. 38 NO 1 & 2 P 138-141.

Reference (Deposit): 6) LOVERING, T.S. AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE FRONT RANGE COLORADO; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 223 P. 69-70

Reference (Deposit): 7) BEVER, J.E., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE GUFFEY AREA, COLORADO; UNIV OF MICH PHD THEESIS

Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, E.W., 1981, PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESOURCE SERIES 21, 115 P. 00

Reference (Deposit): EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND PARK COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1195, 1:62,500.

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