Raspberry Creek 004
20.00 Acres
Unpatented Placer Claim
CO# 106696791
Sangre De Cristo Mining District
Saguache County, Colorado
Price: 5,500 USD
Financing
Buy the Raspberry Creek 004 Unpatented Placer Claim for 5,500 USD outright.
Or
Option (1) No Interest!
Finance in house with a down payment of 2,750 USD and a monthly payment of 458.33 USD for 6 months.
Option (2) Finance in house with a down payment of 2,200 USD and a monthly payment of 151.90 USD for 24 months.
Primary Metal
Gold
Size
Flake & Fines
Easy Access
Consistent Stream Flow
Precision Surveyed
Overview
The Raspberry Creek 004 unpatented placer mining claim is known for quality gold values, ranging from flakes and fine gold. The claim is located in the northern part of the greater San Luis valley. Featuring a small creek and dry benches that contain gold values.
This claim is recommended to be worked by small wet sluicing methods and drying washing methods on the benches. The benches on the claim are dry enough to be worked with a dry washer during most of the summer months.
A benefit to being in the San Luis valley is the extended mining season. Unlike most high country mountain claims that have short mining seasons of approximately 4-5 months a year; this claim has a longer mining season of 7 months a year.
This claim sits over Raspberry Creek which is a USGS documented gold, silver, copper, and lead producing creek. The source of the placer gold originates from quartz veins located upstream of the claim.
Evidence of old mining relics are still present on the claim. This claim was worked lightly in the early 1900's; it is estimated that the area was worked by a small group of independent miners throughout the years as no past production records could be located.
Evidence of their operations consists mostly of hand dug holes in and around the creek as well as small shafts chasing the gold in quartz vein system at a deeper than surface level on the hillsides.
Depth to bedrock is variable depending upon where you are on the claim; with gold bearing pay layers located about 2 feet from surface. Some fine float gold that is highly disseminated can be found on or near the surface in addition to substantial quartz float broken off from the host rock upstream.
There is a mix of alluvial materials found on the claim ranging from well worn and water rounded cobble to sharp and angular rock.
Geology
Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks formed the Raspberry Creek area. In the lower paleozoic section a mix of steeply dipping limestones and dolomites strike nearly north-south.
Small quartz veins containing galena, chalcopyrite, and gold with silver have been identified as the source of the placer gold. Rocks along the base of the range are highly fractured due to their proximity to the Sangre De Cristo fault. Iron staining of the altered host rock and vuggy quartz with a limonite coating can be found both in-situ and within the alluvial float.
The mineralization is associated with the Sangre de Cristo fault zone and other extension faults derived from the Rio Grand Rift. Mineralized veins have been found in soley the crystalline basement rocks, and not found in the paleozoic sedimentary rocks.
Materials
Ore
Chalcopyrite
Ore
Galena
Ore
Pyrite
Gangue
Quartz
Rocks
Name
Gneiss
Role
Host Rock
Age Young
Proterozoic
Name
Granitoid
Role
Host
Age Type
Host Rock
Age Young
Proterozoic
Alteration
Alteration Type
Silicification, Iron Oxide
Structure
High angle faulting along western Sangre de Cristo Range
Description
Sangre de Cristo Fault
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name
Polymetallic Vein System
Commodity
Primary
Lead
Primary
Gold
Primary
Silver
Secondary
Copper
Access
Pickup Truck / SUV accessible via Raspberry Gulch road approximately 5 miles east from Route 285. The town of Salida and the town of Saguache are located about 30 minutes from the claim, with the closest large town of Alamosa approximately 75 minutes away.
Recommended Gold Recovery Methods
High Banking & Dry Washing
Land Ownership Status
Bureau Of Land Management
What Is Included In The Purchase
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Quit Claim Deed
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Google Earth Map
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Waterproof 24X36 hardcopy 1:24,000 Map
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Corner & Discovery Point GPS Coordinates
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2 Hours of Free Complimentary Consulting
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Certificate of Location Copy
Prospecting Disclaimer
The Raspberry Creek 004 Unpatented Placer Claim CO# 106696791 is an Unpatented Federal Mining Claim. Any form of mining or prospecting is barred without prior approval from Gunnison Gold Prospecting Company. This website listing does not constitute or convey approval from Gunnison Gold Prospecting Company to mine or prospect the claim in any capacity. Mineral theft is a Federal offense and is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law as listed in the 1872 Federal Mining Laws.
Next Steps
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Contact Me
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Setup A Prospecting Day if you would like to test the claim before purchase (Optional)
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Buy Outright or Finance In House
Contact Information
Tyler Long
Lead Prospector
Gunnison Gold Prospecting Company
Direct Line: 970-901-9043
tyler@gunnisongoldprospecting.com
