Mine detail: Snowmass Creek Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

39.2211, -106.97757

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper, Silver
Tertiary:	Molybdenum, Iron, Zinc
Ore:	Pyrite
Gangue:	Magnetite, Tourmaline, Zircon

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Dakota Sandstone
Host type:	Sandstone
Associated rock:	Hornblende Granodiorite;Porphyritic Granodiorite
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, Elk Uplift, Snowmass Creek Fault Zone, Roaring Fork Syncline
Tectonic:	Colorado Platform
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	D009702
DEP	10013420
Reference	{Deposit:: BRYANT, BRUCE, 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HIGHLAND PEAK QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-932}{Deposit:: BRYANT, BRUCE, 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 1073, P. 115-120}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.