The Aspen is a silver mine located in Pitkin county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,399 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: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 39.1972, -106.80640
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Aspen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Aspen
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Stone
Tertiary: Calcium
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Pitkin
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
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE. PROPERTY INCLUDED IN THE SMUGGLER MOUNTAIN MINING WASTE SITE LISTED ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL), MAY 1986. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE MINE DUMPS, TAILINGS, AND SLAG CONTAINING HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD, CADMIUM, AND OTHER HEAVY METALS. DOI/USBM DESIGNATED AS A PRP. USBM SAMPLED MINE DUMPS IN 1946/1947.
References
Reference (Deposit): REF:MINE MAP REPO #40257 404852 408598 AND OTHERS
Reference (Deposit): COMODITY IS DOCOMITE
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