Description
Dennis Heaney (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlHigh-Angle Reverse Faults
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Dolomite · Peerless Formation;Sawatch Quartzite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Monzonite
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift, Lenado Fault, Silver Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10013378
MRDS IDD009639
Alternate namesClaim: Leadville
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.23388, -106.76006
References
SPURR, J. E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 201-202BRYANT, 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-DBLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 6576