Description
W. L. Marple (M. & Y. Claimant)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBedding Plane Faults; Paleokarst
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Leadville Limestone (Redcliff And Castle Butte Members);Belden Formation
Associated rockGranite · Aplite Porphyry
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift, Silver Fault, Contact Fault, Aspen Mountain Syncline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
AlterationIron Oxides
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10013234
MRDS IDD009421
Alternate namesArgenta Tunnel, Claims: M. & Y., Lost Smuggler, Oriental, Amazon, Juniata, Cameron, Golden Fleece, Jesse C.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.18332, -106.81756
References
SPURR, J.E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 159BRYANT, BRUCE, 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-933.BRYANT, BRUCE, 1972, MAP SHOWING MINES, PROSPECTS, AND AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT SILVER, LEAD, AND ZINC PRODUCTION IN THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-785-DBLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 3921, 4019, 4021, 5875, 3958