The Garfield Claim is a gold mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,101 feet.
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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: 9,101 Feet (2,774 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.99361, -105.66944
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Garfield Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Garfield Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Crestone District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Hugo Heukaufer, Et. Al.
Years: 1901 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift
Type: L
Description: Sangre De Cristo Fault, Unnamed Branch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEINS LIE IN SHEAR ZONES AND IRREGULAR FRACTURES
Comment (Workings): PROSPECTS
Comment (Location): NEAR MOUTH OF SOUTH CRESTONE CR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS I-558
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MANAGERS REPTS, 1900, 1901
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 15032
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