The Klondike is a tungsten mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 7,041 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,041 Feet (2,146 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 39.16417, -113.37194
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Klondike MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Klondike
Secondary: New Klondike
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: House Range
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Owner Name: Fred L. Lindbeck
Production
Year: 1952
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.57% -1.21% Wo3
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1946
Discovery Year: 1944
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: Roof Pendant Of Ls Domed By Intrusion
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Tactite
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): DIAMOND DRILLING OF 33 HOLES IN 1953 BY MIDSTATE DEV. CO, H.L. BEARD OF MODESTO CALIF PRES, UNDER CONTRACT FROM DEFENSE MINERALS EXP. ADMIN.
Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS ARE UP TO DATE, THE NEW KLONDIKE MINING CO. HAS RECENTLY (OCT 1979) APPLIED FOR A PATENT
Comment (Workings): 10 CLAIMS (UNPATENT): TRAP, BONANZA, STAR, LINDBECK, POVERTY, HELL'S, JARVIS, CARLSON, CONTACT & BONANZA
Comment (Geology): MIN. IS ALONG SKARN ZONES THAT BORDER CONTACT.
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS 1/4 1/4 1/4 NOT SURVEYED
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MIN SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): HINTZE, L.F., 1974, PRELIM. GEOL. MAP OF THE NOTCH PEAK QUADRANGLE: USGS MF 636
Reference (Deposit): EVERETT, F.D., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USBM INF. CIRC. 8014
Reference (Deposit): 1876 RECON GILBERT, G.K., 100TH MER. RPT V3
Reference (Deposit): 1908 RECON WALCOTT, C.D., SMITHSONIAN MIS COL V 53
Reference (Deposit): 1951 RECON WHEELER, H.E., UGMS GUIDEBOOK 6
Reference (Production): EVERETT, F.D., 1961: TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USBM INFOR. CIR. 8014
Reference (Deposit): HINTZE, L.F., 1973, GEOL. ROAD LOG OF WESTERN UTAH AND EASTERN NEVADA: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V.20 PT2
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