Description
A. J. Varney (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlHigh-Angle Reverse Faults
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Dolomite · Peerless Formation;Chaffee Formation (Dyer Dolomite Member)
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Monzonite
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift, Lenado Fault, Silver Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10013235
MRDS IDD009422
Alternate namesClaims: Tenderfoot, Last Chance, Last Chance No. 2, Eureka, Mollie, River, Lamokin, Annex
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.23527, -106.75812
References
SPURR, J.E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 200-201BRYANT, BRUCE, 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-933BRYANT, 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-DHEYL, A.V., 1964, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 3-COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1135-C, P. 28, 61 &&BRYANT, BRUCE, 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 1073, P. 111-113. &&BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 5759HEYL (1964), AS COMPILED FROM PRIVATE OWNER'S RECORDS