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Sporting Times Mine

Past Producer in Clear Creek county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10311038
Record type Site
Current site name Sporting Times Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.68809, 39.69555 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position estimate

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clear Creek(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Georgetown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clear(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Clear Creek

Comments on the location information

  • Mine is said to be at an elevation of 9,900 feet on Alpine Mountain 3/4 mile SSW of Georgetown, (but Leavenworth Mtn is the ridge at that location). Alpine Peak lies SE of Georgetown and if the mine is at 9,900 feet elevation on that peak, it would lie near the common corner of secs. 16,17,20,21, T 4 S, R 74 W, about 3/4 mile SE of Georgetown.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Clay Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.68809, 39.69555
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer

Mining district

District name Georgetown-Silver Plume District

Comments on the production information

  • A small amount ($60,000) of production is reported.

Comments on the workings information

  • Nine patented, and 65 unpatented, claims, plus two adits

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Spurr, J. E., Garrey, G. H., and Ball, S. H., 1908, Economic geology of the Georgetown quadrangle, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 63, 422 p.

  • Deposit

    Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-JAN-06 Beach, Richard A. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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