Bullseye Mine

Past Producer in Huerfano county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10016620
MRDS ID DC01672
Record type Site
Current site name Bullseye Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.97888, 37.38336 (WGS84)
Elevation 3426
Relative position 9 MILES S13E FROM LA VETA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huerfano(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Spanish Peaks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Trinidad(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Huerfano(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Spanish Peaks Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Huerfano

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 030S 068W 03 SE OF NW OF NE Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • ONE MILE N55E FROM WEST SPANISH PEAK ON UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF WAHATOYA CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Barite Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Syenodiorite Porphyry
    Rock description Syenodiorite Porphyry
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Huerfano Formation
    Rock description Huerfano Formation;Cuchara Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.97888, 37.38336

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description La Veta Syncline
Type of structure Regional
Structure name N 65 E shear zone
Structure description Raton Basin Trough

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • N 65 E shear zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Veta District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on development

  • ONE TUNNEL, LENGTH UNKNOWN. TWO PROSPECTS LIE WITHIN 250 FT NORTHEAST OF TUNNEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1981 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative Colorado resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.