Klondike Mine

The Klondike Mine is a gold, lead, and silver mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,334 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

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Site Name

Primary: Klondike Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Bismuth

Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Bonanza (Kerber 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: W. E. Cotton Et Al.
Years: 1930 -

Owner Name: Central Colorado Gold Mining Company
Years: 1905 - 1928

Owner Name: Walter And James Slane
Years: 1928 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Year Last Production: 1930
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift

Type: L
Description: Bonanza Caldera

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Early Barren Stage Of Alteration By Fumarolic Or Acid-Hot Spring Activity Resulted In Intense Silicification, Wallrock Replacement By Jasper And Alteration Products Hematite, Diaspore, Alunite, Barite, Zunyite, Rutile, And Daolin Minerals. Later Mineralizing Stage By Alkaline Or Neutral Solutions Deposited Ore And Gangue And Caused Micaceous Altera Tion (Sericite And Chlorite) And Calcite, Quartz, And Pyrite.

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Workings): TWO TUNNELS (160 FT AND 450 FT LONG) AND SEVERAL SHAFTS

Comment (Location): Coordinates chosen at the shaft on the Klondike Mine 1:24,000 topo nearest to cluster of 3 shafts shown on pl. 2 of Phillips at the intersection of the Klondike and Homestake tunnels.

Comment (Deposit): MINE LIES ON MAJOR CALDERA RADIAL FRACTURE, SINUSOIDAL IN TRACE. IMMEDIATE MINE AREA ENCLOSED BY LARGE CYMOID LOOP IN FRACTURE. LOOP BRANCHES TREND N50 TO 75E.

Comment (Development): PROPERTY PRODUCED HIGH-GRADE A6 ORE MANY YEARS AGO FROM

Comment (Location): MINE OR CLAIM LIES ALONG FINDLEY GULCH 2 MILES SW OF BONITA HILL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

References

Reference (Deposit): Phillips, S.E., 1982, Geology and economic mineral potential of the Klondike Mine area, Saguache County, Colorado: University of Texas at El Paso, M.S. thesis, 97 p.

Reference (Deposit): BURBANK, W.S., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 169, 166 P.

Reference (Deposit): MARRS, R.W., 1973, APPLICATION OF REMOTE-SENSING TECHNIQUES TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE BONANZA VOLCANIC CENTER: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES PH. D. THESIS T-1531.

Reference (Deposit): PATTON, H.B., 1916, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONZNZA DISTRICT, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO; COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 9, 136 P.

Reference (Deposit): COLO. DIV. MINES INSP. REPTS. 2/22/28, 9/14/29, 6/19/30

Reference (Location): BLM QUAD SW-11

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