Washington Gold Mining and Milling Co. Claims

The Washington Gold Mining and Milling Co. Claims is a mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,239 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

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Site Name

Primary: Washington Gold Mining and Milling Co. Claims
Secondary: Claims: Morning Star
Secondary: Evening Star No. 2
Secondary: Silver Moon
Secondary: Bachelor

Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Embargo (Embargo Creek, Meyers Creek) 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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Washington Gold Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1905 -

Owner Name: Washington Gold Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1905 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1905
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

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Commodity): METALS LISTED ARE GENERAL OCCURRENCES NOTED FOR DISTRICT. SPECIFIC METALS AT THESE CLAIMS ARE UNKNOWN

Comment (Location): ON SE FLANK OF CYCLONE MTN. MOST OF CLAIM BLOCK LIES IN SEC. 14. LAT-LONG AND ELEV GIVEN ARE FOR CENTER OF N2 SEC. 14 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS

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 1-764.

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY 17581

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