Description
Highland Mines Co.
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc, Lead
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlHigh-Angle Normal And Reverse Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone,Dolomite · Belden Formation;Gothic Formation
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift, Castle Creek Fault Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1940
Discovery year1932
Identification
Deposit ID10013244
MRDS IDD009433
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.12888, -106.8434
References
SPURR, J.E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31BRYANT, BRUCE, 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-933BRYANT, 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-DBRYANT, BRUCE, 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 1073, P. 110-111.