Klondike Mine

The Klondike Mine is a gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Klondike Mine
Secondary: Kingston Canyon Property

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Kingston District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Homestake
Years: 1983 -

Owner Name: Brazos Industries,
Years: 1981 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1865
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Copper
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN 1981, UNDERGROUND MINE, ROOM AND PILLAR OPERATION ON "FLAT" STRUCTURE CREW OF 4 HAD PUT IN 2000 FT OF NEW WORKINGS IN PAST YEAR (1980-1981). HOMESTAKE MINING CO. LAST LEASED THE PROPERTY FROM PRECIOUS METALS INC, WHO HAD IT UNDER THE NAME OF IMPERIAL KLONDIKE JOINT VENTURE, JOHN O'BOYLE, JR., LOCK BOX 34, 717 N. HARWOOD, DALLAS, TX 75201.

Comment (Deposit): GOLD AND SILVER-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS. ORE OCCURS AS POCKETS AND VEINLIKE MASSES OF QUARTZ ALONG A SILICIFIED SHEAR ZONE IN LIMESTONE, CONFORMABLE TO BEDDING

Comment (Workings): OLD UNDERGROUND WORKINGS, MORE RECENT SURFACE WORK.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1860'S

References

Reference (Deposit): STANLEY, W., HOMESTAKE MINING CO., ORAL COMMUNICATION, 11/14/84.

Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, SEPT 21, 1981.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 88, 1977

Reference (Deposit): SIZER, F.L., 1893, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE KINGSTON GROUP OF MINES; NBMG FILES.

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, A.H., 1909, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE KINGSTON PROPERTY

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.