The Mary B. Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Pitkin county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,999 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.19083, -106.82917
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Mary B. Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mary B. Mine
Secondary: Claim: Mary B. No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Pitkin
District: Aspen (Roaring Fork) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Thomas Hines
Home Office: Los Angeles, Ca.
Years: 1936 -
Owner Name: Mary B. Lease
Home Office: Aspen, Co.
Years: 1936 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift
Type: L
Description: Mary B. Fault, Pride Fault, Aspen Mountain Syncline, Castle Creek Fault Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PYRITE ASSAYED 14 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): AT NORTH BASE OF WEST ASPEN MTN. WEST OF PRIDE OF ASPEN MINE. ELEV AND LAT-LONG FROM BRYANT (1972) ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)
Comment (Commodity): PYRITE FOUND TO CONTAIN SMALL AMOUNTS OF AG, PB, ZN, CU, AS, CD, CO, AND NI
Comment (Deposit): (SEE LAST PAGE)
Comment (Workings): 175-FT-DEEP SHAFT WITH 28-FT DRIFT AT 100-FT LEVEL AND DRIFT OF UNKNOWN EXTENT AT BOTTOM OF SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 19640
Reference (Deposit): 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-D
Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-933.
Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J. E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 166-167
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