Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryLimestone, General
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Ore controlBedding Plane Faults, High-Angle Later Faults, Subordinate Faults And Fractures; Paleokarst
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Limestone, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
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, Aspen Fault, Tourtelotte Park Uplift
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
AlterationDolomitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013243
MRDS IDD009432
Alternate namesConnamara, Pioneer, Durant, 1001, Mose, Millionaire, Millionaire N. S., Steele, Bay State, Monongahela, Silver Star, Stillwell, Dolly Dot, Katie Fulton, Little Maggie, Banner, San Jacinto, Grand Turk, Black Diamond, Hard Money, Authority, Old Sol, Brittle Silver, Excelsior, Claims: Galena
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.18277, -106.81701
References
SPURR, J.E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 153-155, 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-DHEYL, A.V., 1964, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES. PART 3--COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1135-C, P. 61 &&BLM MINERAL SURVEYS (INCOMPLETE LIST) MS 1402, 1721, 1722, 1741, 1742, 3620, 3643, 3650, 3653, 3663, 3700, 3779, 4088, 4089, 4090, 4265, 4275, 4678, 5613, 6868HEYL (1964), AS COMPILED FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS RECORDS