Colorado · Pitkin County
Past Producer

Little Annie Mine

Pitkin County, Colorado, United States
SilverLeadZinc
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Description

R. Wenger And Others (Claimants)

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBreccia And Fault Contact Between Porphyry And Shale
Materials
Ore mineralsPolybasite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale · Belden Formation;Quartz Porphyry
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift, Castle Creek Fault Zone, Annie Fault, Hope Fault, Winnie Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10101809
MRDS IDD009640
Alternate namesClaim: Little Annie
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.12916, -106.82562
References
SPURR, J. E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 205, 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-DKNOPF, ADOLPH, 1926, RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 785 P. 1-28BRYANT, BRUCE, 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 1073, P. 108-109.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 2228COLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATORS REPTS.