Snowmass Creek Mine

The Snowmass Creek Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Pitkin county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,199 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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Site Name

Primary: Snowmass Creek Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Colorado
County: Pitkin
District: Snowmass Creek Area

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

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: Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, Elk Uplift

Type: L
Description: Snowmass Creek Fault Zone, Roaring Fork Syncline

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: (SEE LAST PAGE)

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Zircon

Comments

Comment (Location): AT NE BASE OF EAGLE MTN WEST OF SNOWMASS CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)

Comment (Commodity): NO DISCREET SILVER MINERALS WERE OBSERVED

Comment (Deposit): (SEE LAST PAGE)

Comment (Workings): TWO TUNNELS OF UNKNOWN EXTENT DRIVEN GENERALLY SW

References

Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HIGHLAND PEAK QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-932

Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 1073, P. 115-120

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