The Aspen is a silver and lead mine located in Pitkin county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,900 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: 7,900 Feet (2,408 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.18806, -106.81778
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Aspen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Aspen
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Platinum
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Pitkin
District: Roaring Fork District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: IF PLACER, STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Castle Creek Fault With About 5,000 Ft Displacement
Type: L
Description: Local Folds And Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AU:PT=1:1
Analytical Data: $1.03/TON (0.05 OZ/TON, 1.7 PPM) AU, $1.50/TON (0.05 OZ/TON, 1.7 PPM) PT - CONCENTRATION 600 LB/TON GRAVEL
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL
Comment (Geology): GEOLOGY GIVEN IS FOR LODE DEPOSITS IN DISTRICT
Comment (Location): OLD MINING CLAIMS SURROUND ASPEN; THERE ARE MANY ADIT AND SHAFT SYMBOLS SHOWN ON TOPO MAP. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR MOUTH OF HUNTER CREEK AT ROARING CREEK JUST NORTH OF ASPEN BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT DAY AND RICHARDS' INFORMATION IS FOR A PLACER DEPOSIT INFO FROM LAND.ST :01?
Comment (Production): PGM PROD NOT VERIFIED
Comment (Deposit): MOST OF ORE IS IN FISSURE VEINS. DAY AND RICHARDS DATA MORE LIKELY FROM PLACER ACCUMULATIONS IN DISTRICT
References
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.
Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 180-182.
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