The Ute Creek area is a silver and gold mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado.
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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Ute Creek area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ute Creek area
Secondary: Seventy-six shaft
Secondary: Fog Storm shaft
Secondary: Argentite shaft
Secondary: Henry Wilson shaft
Secondary: Bald Eagle shaft
Secondary: Wallace tunnel
Secondary: Argosy shaft
Secondary: Argo tunnel and shaft
Secondary: French Girl tunnel
Secondary: Gold and Silver Coin shaft
Secondary: Quida tunnel and shaft
Secondary: Sappho tunnel
Secondary: Kearsarge tunnel
Secondary: Emma Jane tunnel and shaft
Secondary: Alexander tunnel
Secondary: Dixie tunnel and shaft
Secondary: Katie Emmett, upper tunnel
Secondary: Evergreen tunnel
Secondary: S shaft
Secondary: Tyone tunnel
Secondary: Charter Oak shaft
Secondary: American Boy shaft
Secondary: Humboldt tunnel, shaft, 4th level tunnel
Secondary: Mary Foster shaft
Secondary: Brunswick tunnel
Secondary: Exchange pits
Secondary: Mohawk tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
District: Central City
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Names): includes at least 27 sites already in oldMAS including (all sites begin 008019) 1331, 0629, 0187, 1520, 0150, 0149, 0148, 0649, 1169, 1311, 0868, 0583, 0103, 0517, 0010, 0613, 1298, 1489, 0011, 0117, 0796, 1022, 0323, 1075, 0771, 0700, 0860. Plus MRDS D002529, unnumbered Exchange pits and Argentite shaft.
Comment (Location): Area record located near the middle of the 27-some mines included in the record.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GALENA SPHALERITE TYPE VEINS
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS P P 63, 1908, PL 17 AND TEXT
Reference (Deposit): USGS P P 319, 1959, PL2 AND TEXT
Reference (Deposit): BLM CONNECTING SHEETS
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 11,69
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