Gold King

The Gold King is a gold mine located in San Juan county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,450 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Gold King
Secondary: Gold King Extension

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Colorado
County: San Juan
District: Eureka District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Fee Ownership
Type: Private Lease
Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Taylor Rand Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1994
Years: 1995 -

Owner Name: Gold King Consolidated (Owner:Gold King Mines Corp. 86%)
Percent: 82.00
Home Office: Texas
Info Year: 1994

Owner Name: Gold King Mines Corp (86% Owned Gold King Consolidated)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1994

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Combined Methods - Shrinkage W/Cut and Fill
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1890
Discovery Year: 1887
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): RESOURCES 03/22/95: ACTUAL FEED GRADES OF GOLD KING EXTENSION ORE (FEED RECS. 101-5 ARE BLENDED FEEDS OF GOLD KING EXT ORE (18 MT/D) AND SUNNYSIDE ORES (730 MT/D)): 6.9 G/MT AU, 86 G/MT AG, 1.0% CU, 0.3% PB, & 0.2% ZN. THE GOLD KING OREBODY (INCLUDING THE GOLD KING EXTENSION PROPERTY) IS A SW EXTENSION OF THE 2150 AND G.K./DAVIS VEINS FROM THE SUNNYSIDE MINE. THE GOLD KING EXTENSION OREBODY IS THE PART OF THIS VEIN SYSTEM THAT LIES BETWEEN THE SUNNYSIDE AND GOLD KING PROPERTIES.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCES 03/22/95:

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RECORD 1030 IS CONTRACT MINE COST CHARGED BY ALTA TO GOLD KING MINES FOR MINING GOLD KING EXT ORE RESERVES. CHARGE INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION OF ORE FROM MINE TO SUNNYSIDE MILL. REC 1040 IS CUSTOM MILL CHARGE TO MILL GOLD KING EXT ORE AT SUNNYSIDE MILL. CHARGE INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION OF CONCENTRATES TO SMELTERS AND REFINERIES, SMELTER & REFINERY CHARGES, AND ANY MARKETING COSTS. THE GOLD KING MINE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY GOLD KING MINES. HOWEVER, 33% OF THE GOLD KING EXTENSION PROPERTY IS OWNED BY ALTA BAY VENTURES (OPERATORS OF THE SUNNYSIDE MINE. GOLD KING CONSOLIDATED OWNS 86% OF GOLD KING MINES, A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OWNS THE OTHER 14%. GOLD KING CONSOLIDATED ADDRESS: 1304 E. WALNUT HILL LANE, STE 140, IRVING, TX 75038. GOLD KING MINES CORP. ADDRESS: 441 E. 10TH ST., P O BOX 480, SILVERTON, CO 81433. TAYLOR RAND HAS REPORTED THAT IT HAS CLOSED IN ESCROW AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE 86% OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF GOLD KING MINES CORPORATION FROM GOLD KING CONSOLIDATED INC. OF IRVING,TEXAS. COMPLETION OF THIS PURCHASE IS SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF THE DECEMBER 31, 1994 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR GOLD KING MINES THAT ARE BEING FINALIZED BY AUDITORS. MINING RECORD 3/22/95. MATRIX 1 = GOLD KING EXTENSION RESERVES. MATRIX 2 = GOLD KING MINE RESERVES. MATRIX 9, COL 4 = GOLD KING EXTENSION RESERVES. MATRIX 9, COL 5 = GOLD KING MINE RESERVES. M9C4=M1C1 MAT 9, COL 4 = MATRIX 1, COL 1 M9C5=M2C1 MAT 9, COL 5 = MATRIX 2, COL 1

Comment (Ownership): RECORD 1030 IS CONTRACT MINE COST CHARGED BY ALTA TO GOLD KING MINES FOR MINING GOLD KING EXT ORE RESERVES. CHARGE INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION OF ORE FROM MINE TO SUNNYSIDE MILL. REC 1040 IS CUSTOM MILL CHARGE TO MILL GOLD KING EXT ORE AT SUNNYSIDE MILL. CHARGE INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION OF CONCENTRATES TO SMELTERS AND REFINERIES, SMELTER & RE- FINERY CHARGES, AND ANY MARKETING COSTS. THE GOLD KING MINE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY GOLD KING MINES. HOWEVER, 33% OF THE GOLD KING EXTENSION PROPERTY IS OWNED BY ALTA BAY VENTURES (OPERATORS OF THE SUNNYSIDE MINE. GOLD KING CONSOLIDATED OWNS 86% OF GOLD KING MINES, A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OWNS THE OTHER 14%. GOLD KING CONSOLIDATED ADDRESS: 1304 E. WALNUT HILL LANE, STE 140, IRVING, TX 75038. GOLD KING MINES CORP. ADDRESS: 441 E. 10TH ST., P O BOX 480, SILVERTON, CO 81433. TAYLOR RAND HAS REPORTED THAT IT HAS CLOSED IN ESCROW AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE 86% OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF GOLD KING MINES CORPORATION FROM GOLD KING CONSOLIDATED INC. OF IRVING,TEXAS. COMPLETION OF THIS PURCHASE IS SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF THE DECEMBER 31, 1994 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR GOLD KING MINES THAT ARE BEING FINALIZED BY AUDITORS. MINING RECORD 3/22/95.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): REC #3: RESOURCES TABLE; PROVEN & PROBABLE TONNAGE IN THE GOLD KING EXTENSION (PRODUCING).

Comment (Economic Factors): REC #3: RESOURCES TABLE; PROVEN & PROBABLE TONNAGE IN THE GOLD KING EXTENSION (PRODUCING). CONCENTRATE TRANSPORTATION COST (RECS-PA, PB, PC) INCLUDED IN MILL CUSTOM CHARGE.

Comment (Economic Factors): RECORD 1030 IS CONTRACT MINE COST CHARGED BY ALTA TO GOLD KING MINES FOR MINING GOLD KING EXT ORE RESERVES. CHARGE INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION OF ORE FROM MINE TO SUNNYSIDE MILL. REC 1040 IS CUSTOM MILL CHARGE TO MILL GOLD KING EXT ORE AT SUNNYSIDE MILL. CHARGE INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION OF CONCENTRATES TO SMELTERS AND REFINERIES, SMELTER & RE- FINERY CHARGES, AND ANY MARKETING COSTS.

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): REC #2: AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P110, 12/3193.

Reference (Deposit): REF:USGS CRIB

Reference (Deposit): GERBER ENERGY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1984 ANNAUL REPORT, 8PP.

Reference (Deposit): GERBER ENERGY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1985 ANNUAL REPORT, 8PP.

Reference (Deposit): GERBER ENERGY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1986 ANNUAL REPORT, 49PP.

Reference (Deposit): GOLD KING CONSOLIDATED, INC. 1987 ANNUAL REPORT, 5PP.

Reference (Deposit): GOLD KING CONSOLIDATED, INC. 1988 ANNUAL REPORT, 28PP.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES AND MINING

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P247.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND MINING

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P174.

Reference (Ownership): MINING RECORD."GOLD KING SELLS INTEREST IN SAN JUAN MINING

Reference (Reserve-Resource): REC #1: MINING RECORD, V106, #12, 03/22/95, PP. 10, 11.

Reference (Ownership): DISTRICT". V106/N2. 1/11/95. P.3.

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