Mine detail: Aspen

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

39.18805, -106.8184

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead
Secondary:	Gold, Zinc, Platinum
Ore:	Galena
Gangue:	Barite
Orebody form:	IF PLACER, STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Sedimentary Rocks
Host type:	Gravel
Associated type:	Schist
Structure:	Castle Creek Fault With About 5,000 Ft Displacement, Local Folds And Faults
Tectonic:	Rocky Mountains

References

MRDS	M045347
DEP	10038073
Reference	{Deposit:: DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1192-1193.}{Deposit:: VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 180-182.}
Reporter	Blair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.