Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlIntrusive Contacts
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Polybasite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift, Castle Creek Fault Zone, Annie Fault, Hope Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1936
Identification
Deposit ID10013245
MRDS IDD009434
Alternate namesClaims: Hope Nos. 1-4, Hope M. S.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.11777, -106.8384
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-DKNOPF, ADOLPH, 1926, RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 785, P. 1-28 &&BRYANT, BRUCE, 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HAYDEN PEAK QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-863 &&BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 20310A, 20310BCOLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.