Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlHigh-Angle Normal And Reverse Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Leadville Limestone (Castle Butte Member);Belden, Maroon, And Gothic Formations
Associated rockGranite · Aplite Porphyry;Quartz Monzonite
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift, Castle Creek Fault Zone, Annie Fault, Dubuque Fault, Butte Fault, Silver Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10094570
MRDS IDD009431
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.1536, -106.83451
References
SPURR, J.E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 204, PL. 43BRYANT, 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-D