Mine detail: La Veta District

Previously called 'Bulls EyeCourthouse Vein System'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.37725, -104.97805

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver, Lead
Secondary:	Copper
Other material:	Gold, Galena, Tetrahedrite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Siderite, Quartz, Barite, Calcite

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Syenodiorite of West Spanish Peak, Huerfano and Cucharas formations
Host type:	Diorite,Metasedimentary Rock
Structure:	Spanish Peaks intrusives.

References

DEP	10311017
Reference	{Deposit:: CARRAWAY, D.S., 1899, REPORT ON THE SPANISH PEAK GROUP OF MINING CLAIMS: COLO. STATE PLANNING COMM. UNPUB. REPT., 6 P}{Deposit:: Vanderwilt, J.W., 1947, Mineral resources of Colorado: State of Colorado Mineral Resources Board, 547 p.}{Geology:: JOHNSON, R.B., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE IGNEOUS ROCKS OF THE SPANISH PEAKS REGION, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 594-G}{Geology:: HILLS, R.C., 1901, DESCRIPTION OF THE SPANISH PEAKS QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 71}{Geology:: Budding and Lawrence, 1983, USGS MF-1542-B,C}{Geology:: Kluender, 1983, USBM MLA-58-83}
Reporter	Keller, John W.