Description
J. W. Adair And Others (Claimants)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Leadville Limestone;Manitou Dolomite And Chaffee Formation
Associated rockDiorite,Granite · Aplite Porphyry;Hornblende Quartz Diorite
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift, Aspen Mountain Syncline, Saddle Rock Fault, Pride Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10013377
MRDS IDD009638
Alternate namesClaims: Late Acquisition, Hoskins, Iron, Traynor, Monarch
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.17749, -106.82979
References
SPURR, J. E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 161BRYANT, 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 MS 1484, 1723, 1724, 1725HEYL (1964) AS COMPILED FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS RECORDS