The Bull Gulch Prospect is a mica and feldspar mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,619 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
Elevation: 8,619 Feet (2,627 Meters)
Commodity: Mica, Feldspar
Lat, Long: 38.47028, -105.61417
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Bull Gulch Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bull Gulch Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Mica
Primary: Feldspar
Secondary: Tantalum
Secondary: Beryllium
Secondary: Niobium (Columbium)
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Devil'S Hole Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Pegmatites
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Southern Front Rangea N15 Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Texas Creek Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Mica
Ore: Feldspar
Ore: Beryl
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR CREST OF BULL RIDGE, ABOVE BULL GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
Comment (Deposit): THE PEGMATITES IN THE AREA TREND NW
Comment (Workings): 3 SMALL OPEN CUTS ON 5 CLAIMS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PEGS TREND NW
References
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A. AND EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1:62,500
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64
Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE
Reference (Deposit): MEEVES, H.C., HARRER, C.M., SALSBURY, M.H., KONSELMAN, A.S., AND SHANNON, S.S., JR., 1966, RECONNAISSANCE OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE DEPOSITS IN SIX WESTERN STATES, ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, AND WYOMING: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8298, 34 P.
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