Aspen Mining and Smelting Company Mine (Robert Emmett; King Bee), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 10' 60'' North , 106° 49' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Aspen | 6,882 (2017) | 0.9km |
Snowmass Village | 2,916 (2017) | 10.6km |
Woody Creek | 263 (2011) | 11.2km |
Basalt | 3,891 (2017) | 27.5km |
El Jebel | 3,801 (2011) | 33.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
117997
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:117997:5
GUID (UUID V4):
826228b2-c8b6-4018-b089-3c717658a15d
REF:; Claims: Spar; Chance; Mamouth; Emma; Hidden Treasure; A. M. and S. Mine; Veteran Tunnel; J. E. D.; Way Up; Betsy Jane; Golconda; General Shields; Washington No. 2
Deposit:: SPURR, J.E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 157
Deposit:: BRYANT, BRUCE, 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-933.
Deposit:: BRYANT, BRUCE, 1972, MAP SHOWING MINES,
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Silver; (Minor) - Zinc
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Idaho Batholith, Aplite Porphyry
Structure: Sawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift, Silver Fault, Contact Fault, Aspen Mountain Syncline, Aspen Fault
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
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