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NO RESERVE Auction for 100% ownership of the Joe Wheeler Property in Saguache County, Colorado. Forty (40) Acres. Ordered foreclosure due to lessee default.
Appraisal of the property is $160,000 in 2020.
Real property, being sold unencumbered with no liens or back taxes. Fee simple transfer. Please see legal description for more information.
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The Joe Wheeler Property will be sold to highest bidder with NO RESERVE.
Legal Description:
Joe Wheeler Property - MRO
Serial: CMC294748, CMC294749.
Saguache County, Colorado
SE 1/4 SEC 5, T47N R8E, New Mexico Meridian.
The property was appraised at $160,000 in 2020.
The Joe Wheeler Property is a fully surveyed, forty (40) Acre Mineral property located in Saguache County, Colorado. The property was surveyed and verified in and 2020.
The Joe Wheeler is a silver and gold property in the Alder Creek District. The Alder Creek District is famous for its rich silver deposits and easy workings. The district was immortalized by Zane Grey in his book “The Border Legion” where a large portion of the book takes place with the Miners working in the Alder Creek District.
The property is made up of 3 main mines with other portals and air vents throughout. The mines are cut on a general trend that increases chalchopyrite and gold value as it deepens. The lowest portal on the property is known as the Joe Wheeler Mine and is an adit that extends roughly 175’. In wet seasons there is some water that discharges from this portal. This portal was originally known as the Golden Wave prior to 1900. This adit, or haulage tunnel, intersects the shafts that are 375’ up the hillside from the portal. There are also two small adits, both collapsed directly in line with the Joe Wheeler mine that are assumed to intersect with the upper levels of the mine as noted in historical mining reports.
There is a mining camp just east of the Joe Wheeler adit. The camp is rather substantial for the location, and contains an explosives storage shed and bunk house made to house 8-10 individuals. The building is circa 1920-1940 based on the windows and chinking method of binding the logs.
Near the northern end of the claims is the most recent development on the Joe Wheeler site. A headframe and hoist house, circa 1960-1980, sits over a timbered shaft.
The dumps on the Joe Wheeler property are broken up into 5 distinct areas and have been individually sampled and assayed.
• Dump 1, located at 11,000’, which is the northernmost site with the headframe and hoist house, contains a vastly different type of dump material than the other dumps. The material is highly oxidized and also shows a large amount of galena which appears to be lead-heavy. Samples assay at 6.809 oz/T AG, and 0.388 oz/T in AU.
• Dump 2, located at 10,987’ is from a smaller mine, likely less than 100’. It is at nearly the same elevation as Dump 1 but the material is finer and shows little oxidation. Galena is present in some brown, grainy host rock. Samples assay at 1.54 oz/T AG, 0.167 oz/T AU.
• Dump 3, located at 10,675, is the Joe Wheeler adit. This dump is slightly oxidized and shows pyrites, some quartz and galena. Samples assay at 2.294 oz/T AG, 0.311 oz/T AU.
• Dumps 4 and 5 are in line with the Joe Wheeler adit and show similar dump material. Assays were combined for this material and showed 3.327 oz/T AG, 0.283 oz/T AU.
The water coming out of the Joe Wheeler is clear and does not show oxidation or other material break down from inside the mine. The Joe Wheeler property is located high on the mountain-side and the majority of the terrain between the mines is steep. There are established 4WD roads that wind through the property.
There is running water on the property, this could be utilized for operations or for drinking water if properly treated. Riparian rights apply to water and timber.
No permitting is included or implied.
Bidder is responsible for all diligence and validation of information provided.
This is a NO RESERVE auction. 100% interest and ownership of the properties will be transferred to the winning bidder. Winning bidder will receive the deed to the property, clear and unencumbered title of ownership. Property conveyance includes 100% interest and ownership (MRO) of all locatable minerals. Rights to development are also included with ownership of the mineral properties. Conveyance does not include exclusive surface ownership(SRO). These properties are suitable for mineral development and mining activities. It is recommended that potential bidders obtain legal advice if they are unclear of the caveats or stipulations related to mining properties.
Absolute sale of real property. Please view all terms and condition of the auction and be prepared to abide.
Ownership transferred by Quit Claim Deed with no caveats or restrictions. Warranty Deed is available at additional fee.
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