The Klondike Mine is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Colfax county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,101 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
Elevation: 9,101 Feet (2,774 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 36.55778, -105.32000
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Klondike Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Klondike Mine
Secondary: Idlewild Camp
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Colfax
District: Elizabethtown District: Moreno Valley Area: Frolic Creek
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Ideal Mining And Milling Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: L
Description: Sixmile Creek Thrust Fault Occurs Just West Of The Mine.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A TUNNEL ABOUT 500 FT. IN LENGTH AND A SHAFT 150 FT. DEEP.
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT OF THE KLONDIKE MINE AS SHOWN ON THE EAGLE NEST TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 121, PLATE 1, MAP 2
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): PETITT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR OFR-15, P. 46
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