The Golden Income Group is a silver and gold mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,160 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: 9,160 Feet (2,792 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.80278, -106.52111
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Golden Income Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Income Group
Secondary: Claims: Golden Income
Secondary: Golden Income No. 2
Secondary: Accidental
Secondary: April Fool
Secondary: April Fool No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Embargo (Embargo Creek, Meyers Creek) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: David, Charles G. And Juanita
Years: 1980 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1892
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: San Juan Volcanic Field, La Garita Caldera
Type: L
Description: Embargo Intrusive Center
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: COLO. DIV. MINES CITES AVG. ORE VALUE OF $28/TO
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): WEST OF UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF SEITZ CREEK 0.9 MILE SW OF CYCLONE MTN.
Comment (Production): MINE REPORTED ACTIVE LAST BY USGS MINERAL RESOURCES OF US, 1908
Comment (Deposit): VEIN REPORTEDLY DIPS 45 NE. ORE STREAK 6 TO 8 INCHES WIDE
Comment (Workings): SHAFT IS VERTICAL FOR FIRST 16 FT, THEN INCLINED FOR 180 FT (PRESUMABLY NE ALONG VEIN). LEVEL 1 DRIVEN AT 50 FT WITH 76 FT OF DRIFT, LEVEL 2 DRIVEN AT 100 FT WITH 100 FT OF DRIFT, LEVEL 3 DRIVEN AT 175 FT WITH 135 FT OF DRIFT
References
Reference (Deposit): LARSEN, E.S., JR., AND CROSS, WHITMAN, 1956, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE SAN JUAN REGION, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 258, P. 112.
Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURANGO QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS I-764.
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY 13076
Reference (Deposit): COLO. DIV. MINES MINE REPTS. V. 4, P. 132-133; V. 5, P. 148-149
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