Park Tunnel

The Park Tunnel is a lead and silver mine located in Pitkin county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,521 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

Name: Park Tunnel  

State:  Colorado

County:  Pitkin

Elevation: 9,521 Feet (2,902 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.16917, -106.83056

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Park Tunnel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Park Tunnel
Secondary: Claims: Jenny Lind
Secondary: Bob Ingersoll
Secondary: Libbie Bell
Secondary: Celeste
Secondary: San Jacinto
Secondary: Mayflower


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Manganese


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1929
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: Silver Fault, Contact Fault, Aspen Mountain Syncline, Tourtellotte Park Uplift


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dolomitization, Silicification, Iron Oxides


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: (SEE LAST PAGE)


Materials

Gangue: Barite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J. E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 176-177

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): BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 2319, 2530, 3992, 4008, 4275

Reference (Production): COLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.


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