| Deposit ID | 10311017 |
|---|---|
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | La Veta District |
| Alternate or previous names | Bulls Eye, Courthouse Vein System |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.97805, 37.37725 (WGS84) |
|---|
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Huerfano |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Siderite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Barite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Syenodiorite of West Spanish Peak | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock | ||
| Rock unit name | Huerfano and Cucharas formations | ||
| |||
| (1) | -104.97805, 37.37725 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Spanish Peaks intrusives. |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | La Veta District |
|---|
| Year | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1870? - 1908 |
| Material | ore |
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Year | 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | before 1908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CARRAWAY, D.S., 1899, REPORT ON THE SPANISH PEAK GROUP OF MINING CLAIMS: COLO. STATE PLANNING COMM. UNPUB. REPT., 6 P
HILLS, R.C., 1901, DESCRIPTION OF THE SPANISH PEAKS QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 71
Budding and Lawrence, 1983, USGS MF-1542-B,C
Kluender, 1983, USBM MLA-58-83
Vanderwilt, J.W., 1947, Mineral resources of Colorado: State of Colorado Mineral Resources Board, 547 p.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-FEB-2005 | Keller, John W. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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