Description
Galena And Spar Mining Co. (Spar Claimants)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlBedding Plane Fault; Paleokarst
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Leadville Limestone (Castle Butte Member);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, Aspen Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1930
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10101794
MRDS IDD009425
Alternate namesKing Bee, Hidden Treasure, General Shields, Golconda, Robert Emmett, Way Up, Mamouth, J. E. D., A. M. and S. Mine, Veteran Tunnel, Claims: Spar, Washington No. 2, Emma, Betsy Jane, Chance
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.18332, -106.82145
References
SPURR, J.E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 157BRYANT, 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 1403, 1830, 1867, 2431, 2534, 3644, 3658, 3705COLO. DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.