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Golden Income Group

Producer in Saguache county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107979
MRDS ID D009234
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Income Group
Alternate or previous names Claims: Golden Income, Golden Income No. 2, Accidental, April Fool, April Fool No. 2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.52171, 37.80279 (WGS84)
Elevation 2792
Relative position 12.3 MILES N48W OF DEL NORTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saguache(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pine Cone Knob(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Del Norte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Rio Grande National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Saguache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 041N 004E 15 N2 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • WEST OF UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF SEITZ CREEK 0.9 MILE SW OF CYCLONE MTN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result COLO. DIV. MINES CITES AVG. ORE VALUE OF $28/TO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry;Conejos Formation
    Rock description Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry;Conejos Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry;Conejos Formation
    Rock description Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry;Conejos Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.52171, 37.80279
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description San Juan Volcanic Field, La Garita Caldera
Type of structure Local
Structure description Embargo Intrusive Center

Ore body information

  • Width 1.37M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures And Subradiating Dikes Associated With Emplacement Of Embargo Stock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1892

Mining district

District name Embargo (Embargo Creek, Meyers Creek) District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner David, Charles G. And Juanita
    First year 1980

Comments on the production information

  • MINE REPORTED ACTIVE LAST BY USGS MINERAL RESOURCES OF US, 1908

Comments on the workings information

  • 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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN REPORTEDLY DIPS 45 NE. ORE STREAK 6 TO 8 INCHES WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1982 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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