Description
Charles Markell And Others (Claimants)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlBedding Plane Faults; Paleokarst
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Leadville Limestone;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, Tourtellotte Park Uplift
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1926
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10013383
MRDS IDD009644
Alternate namesClaims: La Salle, Denver, Harrisburg, Bijou, Keystone, St. Paul
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.17693, -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-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-DBLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1601, 1602, 2047, 4279COLO, DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.