Description
J. M. Daniel And Others (Claimants)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlSteeply Dipping Cross-Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsSilver
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Leadville Limestone (Redcliff Member);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, Bonnybel Fault, Chloride Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
AlterationMarblization Of Dolomite Near Porphyry Sheets
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Last production1925
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10013239
MRDS IDD009427
Alternate namesClaims: Bonnybel, Chloride
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.1761, -106.8209
References
SPURR, J.E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 151-153, PL. 40.BRYANT, 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 1387, 3699COLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.