| Deposit ID | 10287137 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080190010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dixie Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Dixie Tunnel, M & M Tunnel, M & M shaft, Sweet Marie |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.61198, 39.71582 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2956 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clear Creek(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Idaho Springs(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)
Federal lands
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Clear Creek |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Electrum | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Main Entrance (1) | -105.61198, 39.71582 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Chicago Creek area |
|---|---|
| District name | Central City |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Year | 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1936-54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 31765.05mt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080190010 |
OWNER:WESTERN STATES MINING REF: MAS
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.
Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-FEB-84 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 03-JAN-06 | Beach, Richard A. | Colorado Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 10/09/2020 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0505126 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Dixie Mine |
| Current operator | Teton Drilling, Inc. |
| Current controller (parent) | Steve Jones; Mike Jones; James T Wilson |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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