The Little Annie Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Pitkin county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,259 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,259 Feet (3,127 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.12917, -106.82500
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Little Annie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Annie Mine
Secondary: Claim: Little Annie
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
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
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Richmond Hill Exploration Co.
Home Office: Aspen, Co.
Years: 1968 -
Owner Name: Silver Dawn, Inc.
Home Office: Aspen, Co.
Years: 1968 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1882
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift
Type: L
Description: Castle Creek Fault Zone, Annie Fault, Hope Fault, Winnie Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: (SEE LAST PAGE)
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Polybasite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 1073, P. 108-109.
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 2228
Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J. E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 205, PL. 43
Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-933
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): KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1926, RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 785 P. 1-28
Reference (Production): COLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATORS REPTS.
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