Klondike

The Klondike is a tungsten mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 7,041 feet.

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Mine Info

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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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