Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Belden Formation;Maroon Formation
Associated rockGranite · Aplite Porphyry
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift, Pride Fault, Aspen Mountain Syncline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013237
MRDS IDD009424
Alternate namesClaims: Aspen Mountain Tunnel Lode No. 1, Copperopolis, A. M. & D. Tunnel, Copperopolis
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.18832, -106.82756
References
SPURR, J.E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 166BRYANT, 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 10035, 1759