Golden Income Group

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

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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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