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Klondike Mine

Occurrence in Colfax county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012978
MRDS ID D009019
Record type Site
Current site name Klondike Mine
Alternate or previous names Idlewild Camp

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.32056, 36.55782 (WGS84)
Elevation 2774
Relative position ABOUT 55 MILES S 64 W OF RATON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Colfax(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eagle Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cimarron(hydrologic unit)

Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Colfax

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 027N 015E 22,23 SE (22); SW (23) New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT OF THE KLONDIKE MINE AS SHOWN ON THE EAGLE NEST TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. CADASTRAL GRID PROJECTED.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Dockum Formation
    Rock description Dockum Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.32056, 36.55782
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Sixmile Creek Thrust Fault Occurs Just West Of The Mine.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Elizabethtown District: Moreno Valley Area: Frolic Creek

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ideal Mining And Milling Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 152.4M
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF A TUNNEL ABOUT 500 FT. IN LENGTH AND A SHAFT 150 FT. DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PETITT, R.F., JR., 1946 NMBMMR OFR-15, P. 46

  • Deposit

    CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, P. 121, PLATE 1, MAP 2

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1982 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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