Klondike Mine

The Klondike Mine is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Colfax county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,101 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

Name: Klondike Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Colfax

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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