| Deposit ID | 10101747 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008226 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0081090143 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Klondike Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.18949, 38.19168 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2845 |
| Location accuracy | 50(meters) |
| Relative position | 7.5 MILES N20W FROM SAGUACHE. Shaft shown on topo south of Klondike Mine label appears to be cluster of 3 shafts within 50 ft. of each other on pl. 2 of Phillips. The three shafts are at the underground intersection of the Klondike and Homestake tunnels. Matches well with aerial/satellite imagery. The adit shown on the topo south of the shaft is probably the Homestake tunnel. The Klondike tunnel is not shown. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saguache(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Klondike Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Saguache(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Rio Grande National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Saguache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 046N | 007E | 34 | SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Rawley Andesite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Rawley Andesite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Rawley Andesite |
| Rock description | Rawley Andesite |
| Main Entrance (1) | -106.18949, 38.19168 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Bonanza Caldera |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1930 |
| District name | Bonanza (Kerber Creek) |
|---|---|
| District name | Findley Mining District |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Central Colorado Gold Mining Company |
| First year | 1905 |
| Last year | 1928 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. E. Cotton Et Al. |
| First year | 1930 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Walter And James Slane |
| First year | 1928 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008226 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081090143 | = newMRDS 10289395, merged and deleted |
PATTON, H.B., 1916, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONZNZA DISTRICT, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO; COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 9, 136 P.
BLM QUAD SW-11
BURBANK, W.S., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 169, 166 P.
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.
COLO. DIV. MINES INSP. REPTS. 2/22/28, 9/14/29, 6/19/30
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-81 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 17-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0081090143 = newMRDS 10289395 |
| Reporter | 02-MAY-11 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted MAS 0081090143 = newMRDS 10289395, based on information provided by J.S. (Rusty) Dersch, USDA Forest Service, retired. |
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