Description
James Lyons And Others (Claimants)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlBedding Plane Fault; 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, Tourtellotte Park Uplift, Silver Bell Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10013241
MRDS IDD009429
Alternate namesClaims: Camp Bird, Camp Bird M. S.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.16388, -106.82479
References
SPURR, J.E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 172-173BRYANT, 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 2245MINERALS TODAY, MARCH 1991, P. 29.