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The Mineshaft operated from October 8, 1976, until it was closed by the [[New York City Department of Health]] on November 7, 1985, although tax problems played a significant role in its closing.<ref>Jay Bletcher, "Sex Club Owners: The <s>Fuck</s> <s>Suck</s> Buck Stops Here", in ''Policing Public Sex. Queer Politics and the Future of AIDS Activism'', Boston, South End Press, 1996, {{ISBN|0896085503}}, pp. 25-44, at p. 33.</ref> After it closed, six men, associated with both the Mineshaft and an affiliated heterosexual club, the [[Hellfire (club)|Hellfire]], were charged with a variety of crimes.<ref>Kirk Johnson, "[https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/01/nyregion/6-tied-to-late-night-clubs-indicted-in-conspiracy-case.html 6 Tied to Late-Night Clubs Indicted in Conspiracy Case] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503151206/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/01/nyregion/6-tied-to-late-night-clubs-indicted-in-conspiracy-case.html |date=2017-05-03 }}", ''New York Times'', March 1, 1986.</ref> Four pleaded guilty, former New York City police officer Richard Bell was convicted, and the sixth fled the country to escape prosecution.<ref>Associated Press, "[https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/18/nyregion/ex-officer-is-convicted-in-sex-club-operation.html Ex-Officer Is Convicted In Sex-Club Operation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503151226/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/18/nyregion/ex-officer-is-convicted-in-sex-club-operation.html |date=2017-05-03 }}", ''New York Times'', November 18, 1986.</ref>
Wally Wallace donated the entirety of the Mineshaft's records, including artwork by Rex<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Mine Shaft NY pick poster (2002091001) |url=https://leatherarchives.org/ca/index.php/Detail/objects/23724 |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=leatherarchives.org |series=Wally Wallace Collection}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Mine Shaft NY lift poster (2) (2002103201) |url=https://leatherarchives.org/ca/index.php/Detail/objects/23723 |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=leatherarchives.org |series=Wally Wallace Collection}}</ref> and [[Al Shapiro]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wet Wed flyer (3000102445) |url=https://leatherarchives.org/ca/index.php/Detail/objects/101331 |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=leatherarchives.org |series=Wally Wallace Collection, Mineshaft Posters and Flyers}}</ref> to the [[Leather Archives and Museum]]
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