Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlBedding Plane Fault, Later Less-Steep Cross-Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockShale,Dolomite · Leadville Limestone (Redcliff Member);Belden Formation
Associated rockGranite · Aplite Porphyry
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift, Silver Fault, Clark Fault, Smuggler Fault, Della Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013240
MRDS IDD009428
Alternate namesClaims: Bushwhacker, Alpine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.19777, -106.8009
References
SPURR, J.E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 193-194BRYANT, 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 SURVEY MS 6642