Description
D. R. C. Brown (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlHigh-Angle Normal Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockShale · Belden Formation;Maroon Formation
Associated rockDiorite,Granite · Aplite Porphyry;Hornblende Quartz Diorite
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift, Pride Fault, Mary B. Fault, Aspen Mountain Syncline, Castle Creek Fault Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1919
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10013384
MRDS IDD009647
Alternate namesClaim: Pride of Aspen
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.19082, -106.82868
References
SPURR, J. E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 165, PL. 41BRYANT, 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 SURVEY MS 7364