Significant Deposits

Tracts GB02 to GB32

GIS DATA  Location Classification   Past Production (Amount Recovered) Remaining Resources    
Layer Tract Map No. Deposit District County State Long Lat No. Deposit Type No. Alternative deposit types Environmental Model Discovery Year Production Dates Tonnage thousand metric t Au metric t Ag metric t Cu thousand metric t Pb thousand metric t Zn thousand metric t OtherProduction References: Production Resource Year Tonnage thousand metric t Au metric t Ag metric t Cu thousand metric t Pb thousand metric t Zn thousand metric t Other Grades References: Resources Comments Operators
SKC1 GB02 01

Buffalo Valley

Battle Mountain

Lander

NV -117.250 40.600 18f

Skarn, Au

 

 

Cu, Au, and Pb-Zn skarn

1912 1924-1991

1,800

1.8

0.3

neg no no

 

Seedorf and others, 1991; Horizon Gold 1987-91 SEC Form 10K

1996

18,418

18

unk no no no

 

Kizis and others, 1997

Production tonnage partly estimated.

Fairmile Gold - Repadre Capital - Echo Bay
SKC1 GB02 02

Empire - Northern Lights

Battle Mountain (Copper Basin Area)

Lander

NV -117.028 40.607 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

 

 

 

by 1977 1982-1994

1,774

3

11

no no no

 

Doebrich and others, 1996

1994

1,600

3

unk no no no

 

Doebrich and others, 1996

Resource estimated assuming 65% gold recovery.

Battle Mountain Gold
SKC1 GB02 02

Surprise - Labrador - Bailey Day

Battle Mountain (Copper Basin Area)

Lander

NV -117.130 40.550 18f

Skarn, Au

 

 

Cu, Au, and Pb-Zn skarn

by 1977 1987-1993

4,154

8

49

neg no no

 

Doebrich and others, 1996

1993

3,400

7

unk

10

no no

 

Doebrich and others, 1996; Doebrich and Theodore, 1996

Resource estimated assuming no copper leached and 65% gold recovery.

Battle Mountain Gold
SKC1 GB02 02

Tomboy - Minnie - Fortitide - Northeast Ext. - Iron Canyon - Midas- Phoenix

Battle Mountain (Copper Canyon Area)

Lander

NV -117.120 40.530 18f

Skarn, Au

 

 

Cu, Au, and Pb-Zn skarn

1975 1978-1993

14,488

78

333

no no no

 

Doebrich and others, 1996

1995

69,200

83

465

no no no

 

Doebrich and others, 1996; Battle Mountain Gold 1995 SEC Form 10K

 

Battle Mountain Gold
SKC1 GB02 05

Yerington

Yerington

Lyon

NV -119.280 38.947 18b

Skarn, Cu

 

 

Cu, Au, and Pb-Zn skarn

1865 1906-1955

2,252

unk unk neg no no

 

USBM Production Data

 

1,800

unk unk

10

no no

 

Matlock and Ohlin, 1996

Resource at Blue Jay mine.

 
SKZ1 GB04 01

Ophir

Ophir

Tooele

UT -112.270 40.380 18c

Skarn, Zn-Pb

19a

Polymetallic replacement

Cu, Au, and Pb-Zn skarn

1865 1870-1972

>1,550

0.5

617

21

162

40

 

Rubright, 1978; Tripp and others, 1989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Silver Eagle Resources
SKZ1 GB04 02

Crypto

Fish Springs

Juab

UT -113.450 39.860 18c

Skarn, Zn-Pb

 

 

Cu, Au, and Pb-Zn skarn

1970's   no no no no no no

 

 

1980

17,300

neg

220

47

36

1,073

0.054% Cd

Randol, 1996; Lindsey and others, 1989

 

Noble Peak Resources
SKNG GB05 01

Ward

Ward

White Pine

NV -114.880 39.080 18c

Skarn, Zn-Pb

 

 

Cu, Au, and Pb-Zn skarn

1872 1875-1991

>182

>.05

28

1

8

15

 

Hose and others, 1976; Alta Gold 1990-91 SEC Form 10K

1991

1,381

unk

98

15

12

87

 

Alta Gold 1991 SEC Form 10K

  Alta Gold
PCU1 GB08 01

Robinson

Robinson (Ely)

White Pine

NV -115.000 39.260 18a

Porphyry Cu, skarn-related

 

 

Porphyry Cu

1867 1908-1997

330,451

>72.9

>253

2,641

no no

Molybdenum

Kennecott, Nevada Consolidated Copper, and Consolidated Copper Corp. 1908-1981 Annual Reports; BHP Quarterly Reports

1997

228,954

80

unk

1,262

no no

 

BHP 1997 SEC Form 20F

Resource excludes 40 to 80 million metric t tailings containing 0.3 to 0.4% Cu.

BHP Copper
PCU1 GB08 02

Sullivan (Cuervo)

Fairplay

Nye

NV -117.950 38.780 17

Porphyry Cu

 

 

Porphyry Cu

by 1986   no no no no no no

 

Glamis Gold Ltd. Annual Report 1987-1988; MMN88

1995

23,100

14

unk

76

no no

 

Arimetco 1995 Annual Report

  Arimetco
PCU2 GB09 01

Copper Basin

Battle Mountain (Copper Basin Area)

Lander

NV -117.036 40.612 18a

Porphyry Cu, skarn-related

 

 

Porphyry Cu

1860's 1917-1981

33,700

1.3

12

74

no no

 

Briggs, 1996; Doebrich and others, 1996; Doebrich and Theodore, 1996

1981

21,000

unk unk

78

no no

 

Doebrich and others, 1996

 

Battle Mountain Gold
PCU2 GB09 01

Copper Canyon

Battle Mountain (Copper Canyon Area)

Lander

NV -117.117 40.556 18a

Porphyry Cu, skarn-related

 

 

Porphyry Cu

~1864 1967-1981

56,800

6

124

97

no no

 

Doebrich and others, 1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battle Mountain Gold
PCU3 GB10 01

MacArthur

Yerington

Lyon

NV -119.240 39.050 17

Porphyry Cu

 

 

Porphyry Cu

1930's?   no no no no no no

 

 

1993

88,000

unk unk

185

no no

 

Arimetco 1993 Annual Report

 

Arimetco
PCU3 GB10 02

Bear

Yerington

Lyon

NV -119.180 39.030 17

Porphyry Cu

 

 

Porphyry Cu

1961   no no no no no no

 

  1979

454,000

unk unk

1,814

no no

 

Long, 1995

  Arimetco?
PCU3 GB10 03

Yerington

Yerington

Lyon

NV -119.200 38.980 17

Porphyry Cu

 

 

Porphyry Cu

by 1910 1953-1993

168,700

neg

1.4

49

no no

 

Moore, 1969; Anaconda 1959-75 Annual Reports; Atlantic Richfield 1976-78 SEC Form 10K; Arimetco 1990-93 Annual Reports

1993

187,780

unk unk

533

no no

 

Arimetco 1993 Annual Report

Reserves include low-grade ores and tailings stockpiled by Anaconda.

Arimetco
PCU3 GB10 04

Ann Mason

Yerington

Lyon

NV -119.270 38.960 21a

Porphyry Cu-Mo

 

 

Porphyry Cu

1968   no no no no no no

 

  1970

449,000

<13

77

1,796

no no

0.01% Mo

Anaconda 1970 Annual Report; Long, 1995

  Arimetco
PCU2 GB11 01

Bingham Canyon

West Mountain

Salt Lake

UT -112.140 40.540 21a

Porphyry Cu-Mo

18a

Porphyry Cu, skarn related

Porphyry Cu

by 1887 1904-1996

1,914,187

671

>3,843

14,151

no no

>225,300 metric t molybdenum

Kennecott Annual Reports 1951-1970; Kennecott SEC Form 10K 1971-1980; BP SEC Form 20F 1980-89; RTZ Corp. SEC Form 20F 1990-96; Stowe, 1975; Tooker, 1990; USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1910-1957

1996

903,000

325

2,574

5,328

no no

0.027% Mo

RTZ Corp. SEC Form 20F 1996

Harrison and Reid, 1997, estimate that production includes 91 million metric t skarn ore with 0.32 gpt Au, and 0.75% Cu, and resources include 45 million metric t skarn with 0.42 gpt Au and 0.62% Cu.

Rio Tinto
PCU2 GB11 01

Bingham Canyon

West Mountain

Salt Lake

UT -112.140 40.540 19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1860 1868-1972

29,770

42

3,726

113

2,024

834

 

Krahulec, 1997

1993

3,600 to 5,400

5 to 7.5

622 to 933

sig

312 to 468

240 to 359

 

Estimate by Utah Geological Survey

Resource tonnage estimated; grades for resource are typical of past production. Resource mostly in Lark-U.S. mine.

Rio Tinto
PMR1 GB14 01

Cerro Gordo

Cerro Gordo

Inyo

CA -117.793 36.540 19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

by 1868 1969-1949

137

>0.06

137

neg

33

11

 

Merriam, 1963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taylor and Joseph, 1992

includes nearby Au prospect

Argo Gold - Earth Sciences
PMR1 GB14 02

Darwin

Darwin

Inyo

CA -117.595 36.276 19a

Polymetallic replacement

18c

Skarn, Zn-Pb

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1874 1875-1959

>1,119

>0.4

339

>1

>80

46

 

Hall and MacKevett, 1962; USBM Production Data 1902-59

1976?

91

unk 9 to 12 unk 3 to 5 5 to 14

 

Long, 1992

Additional production of more than 141,000 metric t ore by lessees from 1960 to 1970 plus an unknown amount of silver recovered from reprocessing tailing during early 1980's.

Quintana Minerals
PMR1 GB14 03

Argus

Argus (Davenport)

Inyo

CA -117.516 35.945 19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1890's 1890's-1930's

 

1.4

unk

 

 

 

 

Clark, 1970

1988

2,400

3

unk

 

 

 

 

E/MJ 12/1988

 

Queenstake Resources
PMR1 GB15 01

Eureka

Eureka

Eureka

NV -115.980 39.500 19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1864 1866-1964

1,800

19

448

1

284

7

 

Nolan and Hunt, 1968

1964

2,842

16

551

unk

105

236

 

AMH 1989; Roberts and others, 1967

Gold and silver production reestimated as Nolan and Hunt's (1968) value is clearly too large. Reserves are for the Fad Shaft.

Richmond Eureka - Silver Eureka
PMR1 GB15 02

Bristol - Jackrabbit

Bristol

Lincoln

NV -114.600 38.100 19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1871 1904-1958

445

0.11

120

11

15

2

Manganese

Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970; USBM Production Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
PMR1 GB15 03

Pioche

Pioche

Lincoln

NV -114.460 37.920 19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1863 1908-1958

>2,800

24

371

2

100

208

Manganese

USBM Production Data

1976            

 

Long, 1992

Resource at Prince mine.

Combined Metals Reduction
PMR1 GB16 01

Tecoma

Tecoma

Box Elder Elko

UT NV -114.000 41.267 19a

Polymetallic replacement

19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1906 1907-1955

 

neg

2

neg

1

neg

 

LaPointe and others, 1991

1985

1,360

2

93

no no no

 

Douglas, 1990

Only Nevada portion of district had produced. Resource is in Utah portion.

Western States Minerals
PMR1 GB16 02

Little and Big Cottonwood

Little and Big Cottonwood

Salt Lake

UT -111.670 40.620 19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1864 1867-1967

753

1

544

8

114

11

 

Butler and others, 1920; James, 1979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
PMR1 GB16 03

Park City

Park City

Summit

UT -111.510 40.620 19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1868 1875-1981

15,245

45

7,887

59

1,231

678

 

Barnes and Simos, 1968; Bromfield, 1989; United Park City Mines SEC Form 10K 1975-81; Hecla Annual Reports 1965-72

1980

1,205

unk

184

unk

71

111

 

United Park City 1980 SEC Form 10K

Resource at Ontario mine.

United Park City Mines - New Park Resources
PMR1 GB16 04

Tintic - East Tintic

Tintic - East Tintic

Utah Juab

UT UT -112.100 39.910 19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1869 1869-1992

17,651

88

8,512

116

1,051

226

 

Shepard and others, 1968; Morris, 1990; North Lily SEC Form 10K 1988-93; Sunshine SEC Form 10K 1980-93

1996

35,000

>1.6

>855

>9

725

1,498

 

K.Droste, personal commun., 1997

Resource at Burgin mine. Mammoth-Grand Central mine has an additional 191,800 metrict t at 7.5 gpt Au, 387 gpt Ag, and 4.3% Cu, mostly in shaft pillar (AMH 1997, entry for Chief Consol.). Trixie mine had 45,000 metric t reserve with 4.6 gpt Au, 244 gpt Ag, and 1.34% Cu when shut down 1991 (Sunshine 1991 SEC Form 10K). Ballpark area deposit has a resource of 34 million metric t with 1.31% Pb and 4.19% Zn (Morris, 1987).

North Lily - Chief Gold Mines - Akiko Gold Resources - Korean Zinc - Centurion Mines
PMR1 GB16 05

Drum

Detroit (Drum)

Juab

UT -112.990 39.550 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

1981 1983-1990

3,400

2

1

no no no

 

D. Harshorn, Jumbo Mining, oral commun. 1997

1997

140 to 360

0.19 to 0.75

 

 

 

 

 

D. Harshorn, Jumbo Mining, personal commun. 1997

 

Jumbo Mining
PMR1 GB16 06

Rocky Range

Rocky Range

Beaver

UT -113.063 38.450 18b

Skarn, Cu

 

Skarn Au, Porphyry Cu

Cu, Au, and Pb-Zn skarn

1872 1906-1994

1,200

0.1

34

18

neg neg

Iron, tungsten

Butler and others, 1920; Whelan, 1982; Posey, 1994

1980

48,222

25

3,141

608

no no

 

Posey, 1994

Resource in eight deposits, 80% in Valley deposit.

Cortex
DSDG GB18 01

Lone Tree-Stonehouse

Buffalo Mountain

Humboldt

NV -117.210 40.830 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

 

 

 

1989 1991-1997

26,572

42

unk no no no

 

Santa Fe Pacific Gold 1991-1996 SEC Form 10K; Newmont Gold 1997 SEC Form 10K

1997

59,076

130

unk no no no

 

Newmont Gold 1997 SEC Form 10K

Resource includes proven and probable reserves plus mineralized material.

Newmont Gold
DSDG GB18 04

Marigold

Battle Mountain

Humboldt

NV -117.180 40.730 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

 

 

 

1930's 1989-1997

17,326

19

unk no no no

 

Santa Fe Pacific 1989-91 SEC Form 19K; Rayrock Yellowknife 1992-94 Annual Reports; Homestake 1995-97 SEC Form 10K

1997

13,869

16

unk no unk unk

 

Homestake 1997 SEC Form 10K

  Rayrock Yellowknife - Homestake - Placer Dome
DSDG GB18 06

Trenton Canyon

Buffalo Valley

Lander

NV -117.178 40.645 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

 

 

 

1991   no no no no no no

 

 

1996

33,700

31

unk no no no

 

Santa Fe Pacific Gold 1996 SEC Form 10K

Production included in Lone Tree mine. Resource includes mineralized material.

Newmont Gold
DSDG GB18 07

Reona - Sunshine

Battle Mountain (Copper Canyon Area)

Lander

NV -117.140 40.540 19c

Distal Disseminated Ag-Au

18f

Skarn, Au

 

1989 1994-1995

8,360

4

9

no no no

 

Battle Mountain Gold 1994-1995 SEC Form 10K

1995

13,572

10

73

no no no

 

Battle Mountain Gold 1995 SEC Form 10K; Doebrich and others, 1996

 

Battle Mountain Gold
DSDG GB18 08

Hilltop

Hilltop

Lander

NV -116.810 40.420 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

 

 

 

1981 1909-1959 unk

0.6

unk unk unk unk

 

Koschmann and Bergendahl, 1968

1984

9,500

24

unk no no no

 

NMI95

  Placer Dome
DSDG GB18 09

McCoy - Cove

McCoy

Lander

NV -117.210 40.340 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

18f

Skarn, Au

 

1914 1929-1997

83,327

88

2,226

no no no

 

USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1929-31; Echo Bay 1986-97 SEC Form 10K

1997

23,017

29

1,466

no no no

 

Echo Bay 1997 SEC Form 10K

  Echo Bay
DSDG GB18 10

Tenabo (Robertson)

Bullion

Lander

NV -116.640 40.310 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

 

 

 

1905 1989-1990

360

0.16

1

no no no

 

Coral Gold 1989-1990 SEC Form 20F

1995

34,900

34

unk no no no

 

Amax Gold 1995 SEC Form 10K

  Kinross Gold
DSDG GB18 11

White Pine

Bald Mountain

White Pine

NV -115.480 39.980 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

 

 

 

1985 1988-1990

841

0.9

0.03

no no no

 

US Gold 1989-90 SEC Form 10K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Western States Minerals - Homestake
DSDG GB18 12

Windfall

Eureka

Eureka

NV -115.980 39.450 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

 

 

 

~1904 1908-1988

3,300

4

>0.1

no no no

 

NMI89; Randol 1988, 1990

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves depleted.

Norse Windfall Mines
DSDG GB18 13

Star Pointer, Ruth, Aultman, Pilot Knob etc.

Robinson

White Pine

NV -114.980 39.250 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

 

 

 

~1868 1986-1993

9,055

11

>8.5

no no no

 

Pacific Silver 1986-87; Echo Bay 1988-90; Alta Gold 1991-93 SEC Form 10Ks

1993

52,356

16

unk no no no

 

Magma Copper 1993 SEC Form 10K

Resource is oxide ore above copper ores at Robinson.

BHP Copper
DSDG GB18 14

Mount Hamilton

White Pine

White Pine

NV -115.570 39.250 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

 

 

 

1986 1994-1996 unk

2

>1.7

no no no

 

AMH 1997 entry for Rea Gold

1995

9,800

13

81

no no no

 

AMH 1997 entry for Rea Gold

  Rea Gold
DSDG GB18 15

Treasure Hill

White Pine

White Pine

NV -115.480 39.220 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

 

 

 

1865 1865-1966

389

0.04

655

neg

92

neg

 

Hose and others, 1976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
DSDG GB18 16

Taylor

Taylor

White Pine

NV -114.680 39.080 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

 

 

 

by 1970 1982-1985 unk

>0.025

117

no no no

 

Silver King Mines 1982-85 SEC Form 10K

1991

3,500

unk

388

no no no

 

Alta Gold 1991 SEC Form 10K

  Alta Gold
DSDG GB18 17

Candelaria

Candelaria

Mineral

NV -118.080 38.150 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

 

 

 

1864 1873-1996

>28,345

5

1,982

neg

2

1

 

Lincoln, 1923; USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1921-57; Nerco 1984-91 SEC Form 10K; Kinross Gold 1993-95 Annual Reports

1996

21,284

2

1,608

no no no

 

Kinross Gold 1996 Annual Report

Resource includes leach pad inventory, low-grade stockpiles, and Green Nick orebody.

Kinross Gold
BVMS GB20 01

Rio Tinto

Mountain City

Elko

NV -115.980 41.810 24d

Massive sulfide, Besshi

 

 

Volcanic-associated massive sulfide

1931 1932-1947

1,007

0.2

9

98

no no

 

Coats and Stephens, 1968

1989

3,622

unk unk

75 to 84

no no

 

Schmauch and others, 1992

  Arco
QZAD GB22 01

Zaca

Monitor

Alpine

CA -119.706 38.666 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1862 1864-1981

>780

>2.5

>57

neg neg neg

 

Clark, 1977; USBM Production Data 1902-59

1987

12,200

10

230

neg neg neg

 

EMJ, 9/1987, v. 188, p. 168

Production data incomplete.

Western States Minerals
QZAD GB22 02

Patterson

Patterson

Mono

CA -119.232 38.412 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

 

1860's 1880-1950

>79

>0.07

>74

neg neg no

 

Clark, 1970; USBM Production Data 1902-50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
QZAD GB22 03

Bodie

Bodie

Mono

CA -118.982 38.223 25a

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1859 1859-1955

1,400

45

226

neg neg no

 

Wilkins, 1984

1988

22,289

53

321

no no no

 

E/MJ 2/1989 p. 7

Treadwell-Yukon Co. in 1945 est. up to 69 million metric t ore with 1.7 gpt Au and 26 gpt Ag.

 
QZAD GB22 04

Long Valley

 

Mono

CA -118.867 37.700 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

25a

Hot-spring Au-Ag

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

    no no no no no no

 

 

1997

101,400

63

unk no no no

 

Steininger, 1997

  Royal Gold
QZAD GB23 01

Jarbidge

Jarbidge

Elko

NV -115.410 41.840 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1909 1910-1961

816

11

52

neg no no

 

LaPointe and others, 1991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
QZAD GB23 02

National

National

Humboldt

NV -117.590 41.840 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1907 1909-1943

81

6

15

neg neg no

 

USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1909-1943

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
QZAD GB23 03

Tuscarora

Tuscarora

Elko

NV -116.220 41.320 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1867 1867-1990

1,531

6

235

neg neg no

Mercury

LaPointe and others, 1991; Horizon Gold 1987-1990 SEC Form 10K

1990

1,150

1

42

no no no

 

Horizon Gold 1989 SEC Form 10K

Resource calculated by subtracting 1990 production from 1989 reserve.

Horizon Gold - Corona Gold
QZAD GB23 04

Gold Circle (Midas, Snyder)

Gold Circle (Midas)

Elko

NV -116.790 41.250 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1907 1908-1965

365

4

52

neg neg neg

 

LaPointe and others, 1991

1995

11,800

65

1,092

no no no

 

NMI95

  Euro-Nevada - Franco-Nevada
QZAD GB23 05

Rosebud

Rosebud

Pershing

NV -118.650 40.800 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1906 1908-1997

187

3.0

14

neg neg no

 

Johnson, 1977; Hecla 1997 SEC Form 10K

1994

1,489

18

115

no no no

 

Hecla 1994 SEC Form 10K

  Hecla - Newmont Gold
QZAD GB23 06

Seven Troughs

Seven Troughs

Pershing

NV -118.790 40.450 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1905 1907-1955

138

5

31

neg neg neg

 

Johnson, 1977

1981

11,000

unk unk no no no

 

NMI81

   
QZAD GB23 07

Trinity

Trinity

Pershing

NV -118.590 40.410 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1859 1987-1990

1,700

0.02

153

no no no

 

NMI92

1994

3,600

unk

311

no no no

 

Struhsacker and others, 1996

  Newmont Gold
QZAD GB23 08

Gooseberry

Ramsey

Storey

NV -119.460 39.480 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

by 1906 1981-1991

509

3

111

no no no

 

Asamera 1982-91 SEC Form 10K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Pallas Resource
QZAD GB23 09

Talapoosa

Talapoosa

Lyon

NV -119.270 39.450 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1863 1911-1951

10

0.23

3

no no no

 

USBM Minerals Yearbooks and Production Data, 1911-51

1995

50,700

45

678

no no no

 

Randol 1996

  Miramar Mining
QZAD GB23 10

Wonder

Wonder

Churchill

NV -118.050 39.450 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1906 1907-1988

>410

>2.35

>217

neg neg no

 

Willden and Speed, 1974; CMH 1985-1988

1987

10,300

5

617

no no no

 

CMH 1987

  F.W. Lewis, Inc.
QZAD GB23 11

Comstock Lode

Comstock

Storey

NV -119.590 39.320 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1858 1859-1993

>18,900

>258

>5,992

neg neg no

 

Bonham, 1969; United Mining 1985 SEC Form 10K; Nevex Gold 1984-86 and Canyon Resources 1987-89 SEC Form 10K; BMR Gold 1991-93 Annual Reports

1995

4,100

7

70

neg neg no

 

AMH 1997 entries for BMR Gold and Rea Gold

No data on production from 1958 to 1982

BMR Gold - Rea Gold - Consolidated Virginia - Stellar Metals
QZAD GB23 12

Bell Mountain

Fairview

Churchill

NV -118.130 39.180 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1905 1906-1965

276

1.6

159

neg

1

no

 

Willden and Speed, 1974

1982

1,400 to 1,800

0.65 to 0.87

154 to 205

no no no

 

ME, 9/82, p. 1316

Includes some production from Chalk Hills District

N.A. Degerstrom
QZAD GB23 13

Bruner

Bruner

Nye

NV -117.800 39.080 25d

Epithermal vein, Sado

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

~1906 1924-1949

90

1.6

7

3

no no

 

USBM Minerals Yearbooks

1992

13,600

12

unk no no no

 

Miramar Mining 1992 Annual Report

  Miramar Mining
QZAD GB23 14

Rawhide (Regent)

Rawhide (Regent)

Mineral

NV -118.420 39.030 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1906 1908-1996

>17,000

22

188

no no no

 

Vanderburg, 1937; USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1936-51; Plexus/Kinross Resources Annual Reports 1990-96

1996

23,628

17

229

no no no

 

Kinross Gold 1996 Annual Report

  Rio Tinto - Kinross Gold
QZAD GB23 15

Rand (Bovard)

Rand (Bovard)

Mineral

NV -118.400 38.790 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1908 1910-1950

7

0.2

4

neg neg no

 

Vanderburg, 1937; USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1939-50

1986

2,700

3.7 to 9.3

unk no no no

 

NMI86

  Pioneer Metals
QZAD GB23 16

Manhattan (White Caps)

Manhattan

Nye

NV -117.060 38.530 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1905 1906-1993

>8,628

>12

>4

no neg no

Antimony, arsenic

Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984; Echo Bay Mines 1986-93 SEC Form 10K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves depleted.

Echo Bay
QZAD GB23 17

Longstreet

Longstreet

Nye

NV -116.710 38.380 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1903   unk unk unk unk unk unk

 

 

1989

12,300

10

unk no no no

 

NMI95

  Naneco Minerals
QZAD GB23 18

Silver Star

Silver Star

Mineral

NV -118.200 38.340 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1866 1893-1957

56

3

7

neg neg neg

 

Koschmann and Bergendahl, 1968; Lincoln, 1923; USBM Minerals Yearbooks, 1921-57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
QZAD GB23 19

Aurora

Aurora

Mineral

NV -118.890 38.290 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1860 1860-1996

3,563

57

641

neg neg no

 

Buchanan, 1981; Consolidated Nevada Goldfields 1989-96 SEC Form 20F; Minerex Resources 1988-91 Annual Reports; Electra Mining 1992-93 Annual Reports

1995

3,250

12

unk no no no

 

Electra Mining 1993 Annual Report; Consolidated Nevada Goldfields 1995 SEC Form 20F; NMI 95

Two mines since 1988 owned and operated by different companies.

Consolidated Nevada Goldfields
QZAD GB23 20

Tonopah

Tonopah

Nye

NV -117.230 38.070 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1900 1900-1957

7,982

58

5,417

neg neg no

 

USBM Mineral Yearbooks 1913-1957

1995

3,600

5

unk no no no

 

AMH 1997 entry for Eastfield Resources

Resource in Hill of Gold and Three Hills properties.

Eastfield Resources - Prism Resources
QZAD GB23 21

Divide (Tonopah Divide)

Divide

Esmeralda

NV -117.240 37.990 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

 

1902 1983-1984 unk

0.1

13

no no no

 

Erdman and Barabas, 1996

1988 unk

3

unk no no no

 

NMI95

  Crown Resources
QZAD GB23 22

Sixteen To One

Red Mountain

Esmeralda

NV -117.780 37.720 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1907 1982-1986

800

1

134

no no no

 

Sunshine 1982-1986 Annual Reports

1986

467

0.35

67

no no no

 

Sunshine 1986 Annual Report

  Homestead Minerals - Mid-Continental Mining
QZAD GB23 24

Bullfrog - Montgomery-Shoshone

Bullfrog

Nye

NV -116.880 36.900 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1904 1905-1997

23,437

67

>66

neg neg no

 

Lac Minerals 1989-83 Annual Reports; Barrick Gold 1994-97 Annual Reports

1996

12,569

24

unk no no no

 

Barrick Gold 1996 Annual Report

  Barrick Gold
QZAD GB24 01

Mount Baldy - Ohio Districts

Mount Baldy - Ohio

Piute

UT -112.330 38.430 22c

Vein, polymetallic

 

 

Polymetallic replacement; Comstock epithermal vein

1868 1868-1976

>226

6

79

neg

8

8

 

Callaghan, 1973; Perry and McCarthy, 1977

 

73

0.1

41

neg

7

10

 

Utah Geological Survey

 

Deer Trail Development
QZAD GB24 02

Escalante

Escalante

Washington

UT -113.810 37.650 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal veins

1896 1935-1990

2,588

0.1

565

no no no

 

Ranchers SEC Form 10K 1981-83; Hecla SEC Form 10K 1984-90; Utah Geological Survey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves depleted.

Hecla
QZAD GB24 03

Goldstrike

Goldstrike

Washington

UT -113.930 37.400  

Epithermal vein, quartz-adularia

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal veins

by 1914 1989-1996

~7,300

7

>1

no no no

 

Tenneco SEC Form 10K 1987-91; USMX SEC Form 10K 1992-95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production includes ~84 kg Au remaining in heaps presumably recovered 1996. Reserves depleted.

USMX
QZAL GB26 02

Goldfield

Goldfield

Esmeralda

NV -117.210 37.710 25e

Epithermal vein, quartz-alunite

 

 

Epithermal quartz-alunite Au

1902 1903-1995

8,100

132

45

4

neg no

 

Albers and Stewart, 1972; Pacific Gold 1984-1987 SEC Form 10K; American Resource Corp. 1992-1995 SEC Form 10K

 

 

 

       

 

 

  American Pacific Mining
HTSG GB28 01

Buckskin National

National

Humboldt

NV -117.540 41.790 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1907

 

no no no no no no

 

 

1989

125

1.6

15

no no no

 

MMN92

 

Queenstake
HTSG GB28 02

Sleeper

Awakening

Humboldt

NV -118.050 41.330 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1982 1986-1996

50,302

52

68

no no no

 

Amax Gold 1986-1996 SEC Form 10K

1997

96,000

42

unk no no no

 

NM 6/15/98, p. B10

  Kinross Gold - X-Cal Resources
HTSG GB28 03

Hog Ranch

Leadville

Washoe

NV -119.450 41.160 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1981 1986-1995

5,966

6

>0.8

no no no

 

Royal Gold 1987-88 SEC Form 10K; Western Mining 1988-94 Annual Reports; NMI95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves depleted.

Western Mining
HTSG GB28 04

Ivanhoe (Hollister)

Ivanhoe

Elko

NV -116.560 41.110 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1980 1990-1995

2,968

4

unk no no no

 

Cornucopia Resources 1990-1995 SEC Form 10K

1995

38,000

41

unk no no no

 

Cornucopia 1995 SEC Form 10K

  Newmont Gold
HTSG GB28 05

Crofoot - Lewis (Hycroft)

Sulphur

Humboldt

NV -118.690 40.860 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1974 1984-1997

>70,136

29

>79.4

no no no

 

Granges, Inc. 1989-1996 SEC Form 10K; Vista Gold 1997 SEC Form 20F

1997

42,800

28

sig no no no

 

Vista Gold 1997 SEC Form 20F

Resource includes Brimstone deposit. Calculated by deducting 1997 production from 1996 reserves. Reserves in 1997 downgraded to 23,000,000 metric t at 0.7 gpt Au due to decline in gold price.

Vista Gold
HTSG GB28 06

Mule Canyon

Argenta

Lander

NV -116.683 40.600 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1986 1996 unk unk unk no no no

 

 

1996

14,441

45

unk no no no

 

Santa Fe Pacific Gold 1996 SEC Form 10K

Production included with Lone Tree and Twin Creek mines.

Newmont Gold
HTSG GB28 07

Florida Canyon

Imlay

Pershing

NV -118.240 40.580 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1969? 1986-1997

69,769

34

16

no no no

 

Pegasus Gold 1986-97 SEC Form 10K

1997

39,500

27

unk no no no

 

Pegasus Gold 1997SEC Form 10K

  Pegasus Gold
HTSG GB28 08

Wind Mountain

San Emidio

Washoe

NV -119.390 40.430 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1930's 1989-1995

22,349

9

55

no no no

 

Amax Gold 1989-1995 SEC Form 10K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves depleted 1/1992.

Amax Gold
HTSG GB28 09

Buckhorn

Buckhorn

Eureka

NV -116.490 40.180 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1908 1910-1997

4,874

8

39

no no no

 

Vanderburg, 1938; USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1937-1950; Cominco 1984-1997 Annual Reports

1993

1,400

5

unk no no no

 

Equinox Resources 1993 Annual Report

Oxide reserves depleted. Resource is sulfide below open pit.

Cominco - Equinox Resources
HTSG GB28 10

Dixie Comstock

Dixie Valley

Churchill

NV -118.020 39.870 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1934 1934-1942

16

0.3

0.3

no neg no

 

Willden and Speed, 1974; USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1935-1942

1992

4,300

5

unk no no no

 

Randol 1996

Production tonnage includes at least 3,600 metric t tailings reprocessed.

Horizon Resources - Atlas
HTSG GB28 11

Paradise Peak

Fairplay

Nye

NV -117.970 38.750 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1983 1986-1995

22,059

51

>746

no no no

Mercury

FMC Gold 1987-95 SEC Form 10K

1996

4,500

3

31

no no no

 

SEGN#27

Resource at Ketchup Flat.

Arimetco
HTSG GB28 13

Round Mountain

Round Mountain

Nye

NV -117.080 38.700 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1891 1906-1997

265,237

158

>104.7

no no no

 

Tingley and Berger, 1985; Felmont Oil 1978-1983 Annual Reports; Echo Bay and Homestake 1984-97 SEC Form 10K

1997

493,136

296

unk no no no

 

Echo Bay 1997 SEC Form 10K

 

Echo Bay - Homestake - Case, Pomeroy
HTSG GB28 14

Santa Fe - Calvada

Santa Fe

Mineral

NV -118.170 38.550 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

early 1960's 1988-1995

11,483

11

>22.4

no

no

no

Mercury

Corona Corp. 1988-91 SEC Form 10K; Homestake 1992-95 SEC Form 10K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves depleted

Homestake
HTSG GB28 15

Atlanta

Atlanta

Lincoln

NV -114.320 38.470 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1869 1935-1985

1,600

5

112

no no no

 

Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970; LaBerge, 1996

1985

4,100

11

238

no no no

 

Randol 1996

Excludes estimated $116,500 production before 1935.

Golden Chief Resources
HTSG GB28 16

Borealis

Borealis (Ramona)

Mineral

NV -118.760 38.380 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1909 1981-1990

>6,837

15

>3.6

no no no

Mercury

Echo Bay 1986-1990 SEC Form 10K

1990

870

7

unk no no no

 

NM 11/10/97, p. 10

Resource beneath open pit and in Graben Area.

Golden Phoenix Minerals - Cambior
HTSG GB28 17

Hasbrouck Mountain

Divide

Esmeralda

NV -117.270 37.990 25a

Hot spring Au-Ag

 

 

 

1902 1911-1932

122

1

102

no no no

 

USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1911-32

1982

11,700

12

237

no no no

 

NMI92

  Franco-Nevada - Euro-Nevada
SEDG GB30 01

Big Springs

Independence Mountains

Elko

NV -115.980 41.550 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1976 1987-1995

>1,743

>13

>0.44

no no no

 

Freeport McMoran 1985-1989 SEC Form 10K; NMI95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mined out 1994.

Independence
SEDG GB30 02

Winters Creek

Independence Mountains

Elko

NV -115.950 41.450 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1984   no no no no no no

 

  1989

2,145

9

unk no no no

 

Freeport McMoRan 1989 SEC Form 10K

  Independence - FMC Gold
SEDG GB30 03

Wright Window

Independence Mountains

Elko

NV -116.069 41.400 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

by 1988   no no no no no no

 

 

1986

1,180

4

unk no no no

 

NMI95

Production included in Jerritt Canyon.

Independence - FMC Gold
SEDG GB30 04

Jerritt Canyon (Burns Basin, Enfield Bell, Pattani Springs)

Independence Mountains

Elko

NV -116.010 41.340 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1973 1981-1997

30,678

150

>0.75

no no no

 

FMC Gold 1988-1994 SEC Form 10K; Freeport McMoran 1980-1989 SEC Form 10K; Meridian Gold 1996-97 SEC Form 20F

1996

36,433

237

unk no no no

 

Meridian Gold 1996 SEC Form 20F

Production includes Saval Canyon. Resource includes Saval Canyon, Steer Canyon, and other deposits.

Independence - Meridian Gold
SEDG GB30 05

Twin Creeks (Chimney Creek and Rabbit Creek)

Potosi

Humboldt

NV -117.170 41.280 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1985 1987-1997

112,594

122

sig no no no

 

Hanson PLC 1990-91 Annual Reports; Santa Fe Pacific 1991-96 SEC Form 10K; Newmont Gold 1997 SEC Form 10K

1996

277,099

561

sig no no no

 

Santa Fe Pacific Gold 1996 SEC Form 10K

  Newmont Gold
SEDG GB30 06

Getchell

Potosi

Humboldt

NV -117.260 41.210 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1934 1938-1997

19,345

72

>1.2

no no no

 

Briggs, 1996; FirstMiss 1985-1995 SEC Form 10K; Getchell Gold 1996-1997 SEC Form 10K

1997

14,400

153

unk no no no

 

NM 8/11/97; NM 9/29/97

Resource includes Getchell underground, stockpiles, unmineable resource in Main Pit, and North Getchell underground resource.

Getchell Gold
SEDG GB30 07

Pinson

Potosi

Humboldt

NV -117.270 41.130 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1945 1981-1997

14,519

31

>0.3

no no no

 

Rayrock Yellowknife 1986-1991 Annual Reports; Homestake 1992-97 SEC Form 10K

1997

1,618

4

unk no no no

 

Homestake 1997 SEC Form 10K

Production includes Preble and Kramer Hill

Homestake - Barrick Gold
SEDG GB30 08

Dee - Ren

Bootstrap

Elko

NV -116.430 41.030 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1981 1984-1997

14,000

20

>9.4

no no no

 

Corona SEC Form 10K 1988-1990; Homestake SEC Form 10K 1992-1993; Rayrock Yellowknife Annual Reports 1986-1997

1997

7,943

6

unk no no no

 

Rayrock Yellowknife 1996-1997 Annual Report

Resource calculated by deducting 1997 production from 1996 reserves. 1997 reserves downgraded to 839,000 metric t at 2 gpt Au due to lower gold price.

Rayrock Yellowknife
SEDG GB30 09

Bootstrap - Capstone - Tara

Bootstrap

Elko

NV -116.420 41.020 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1946 1948-1984

780

4

unk no no no

 

LaPointe and others, 1991; Newmont 1974-1984 SEC Form 10K

1995

21,242

35

unk no no no

 

Newmont Gold 1985 SEC Form 10K; E/MJ 8/1986 p. 41

Production from 1990-1995 not reported separately. Resource includes Tara deposit.

Newmont Gold
SEDG GB30 10

Meikle (Purple Vein)

Bootstrap

Elko

NV -116.360 41.010 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1989 1996-1997

817

20

unk no no no

 

Barrick Gold 1997 Annual Report

1997

7,742

205

unk no no no

 

Barrick Gold 1997 Annual Report

 

Barrick Gold
SEDG GB30 11

Preble

Potosi

Humboldt

NV -117.390 41.000 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1972 1984-1990 no no no no no no

 

Struhsacker and others, 1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production included in Pinson mine. Reserves depleted.

Homestake/Barrick Gold
SEDG GB30 12

Goldstrike - Post

Lynn

Eureka

NV -116.358 40.977 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1963 1974-1997

>147,000

>364

unk no no no

 

Leonardson and Rahn, 1996; Barrick Gold 1986-97 Annual Reports; Newmont Gold 1988-97 SEC Form 10K

1997

206,685

1,098

unk no no no

 

Barrick Gold 1997 Annual Report; Newmont Gold 1997 SEC Form 10K; E/MJ 8/96 p. 41

Gold production for Barrick Gold operations only. Newmont Gold production accounts for 25% of tonnage mined.

Barrick Gold - Newmont Gold
SEDG GB30 13

North Star

Lynn

Eureka

NV -116.362 40.962 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1977 1987-1996

>3,221

sig unk no no no

 

Newmont 1987-96 SEC Form 10K

1992

12,949

13

unk no no no

 

Newmont Gold 1992 SEC Form 10K

Production data incomplete as it is not always reported separately.

Newmont Gold
SEDG GB30 14

Deep Star

Lynn

Eureka

NV -116.353 40.962 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1989 1995-1996

145

unk unk no no no

 

Flaherty and King, 1991

1996

1,265

38

sig no no no

 

Newmont Gold 1996 SEC Form 10K

  Newmont Gold
SEDG GB30 15

Bobcat

Lynn

Eureka

NV -116.353 40.960 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

by 1985   no no no no no no

 

 

1988

16,100

16

unk no no no

 

NMI95

 

Newmont Gold
SEDG GB30 16

Blue Star-Genesis - Beast

Lynn

Eureka

NV -116.352 40.952 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1957 1974-1997

103,000

>62.2

unk

no no no

 

McFarlane, 1991; Schutz and Williams, 1996; Newmont 1974-97 SEC Form 10K

1997

30,772

41

sig no no no

 

Newmont Gold 1997 SEC Form 10K; E/MJ 8/1996 p. 41

Production estimated in part. Resource includes North Star mine.

Newmont Gold
SEDG GB30 17

Lantern

Lynn

Eureka

NV -116.333 40.923 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1986 1996

2,894

unk unk no no no

 

Newmont Gold SEC Form 10K 1996

1996

9,400

9

unk no no no

 

Newmont Gold 1996 SEC Form 10K

Gold production not reported separately.

Newmont Gold
SEDG GB30 18

High Desert (Bullion-Monarch)

Lynn

Eureka

NV -116.330 40.920 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

by 1979 1980-1983

163

0.8

unk no no no

 

United Mining Corp. 1987 SEC Form 10K

1996

2,676

39

unk no no no

 

Barrick Gold 1996 Annual Report

  Newmont Gold - Barrick Gold
SEDG GB30 19

Carlin - Hardie

Lynn

Eureka

NV -116.320 40.912 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1962 1965-1997

23,000

>118

unk no no no

Mercury

Lewis, 1991; Newmont 1992-1997 SEC Form 10K

1997

38,348

59

unk no no no

 

Newmont Gold 1997 SEC Form 10K; E/MJ 8/1996 p. 41

Production estimated in part. Gold production for 1965 to 1978 only. Resource includes Pete, Lantern, and Hardie Footwall.

Newmont Gold
SEDG GB30 20

Pete

Lynn

Eureka

NV -116.313 40.910 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1962   no no no no no no

 

 

1989

14,300

15

unk no no no

 

NMI95

Reserves since 1993 included with Carlin mine.

Newmont Gold
SEDG GB30 21

Tusc

Maggie Creek

Eureka

NV -116.233 40.833 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1985 1994-1996

7,720

unk unk no no no

 

Newmont Gold SEC Form 10K 1994-1996

1990

12,100

26

unk no no no

 

NMI95

  Newmont Gold
SEDG GB30 22

Mac

Maggie Creek

Eureka

NV -116.232 40.828 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1985   no no no no no no

 

Flaherty and King, 1991

1992

5,996

3

unk no no no

 

Newmont Gold 1992 SEC Form 10K

  Newmont Gold
SEDG GB30 25

Emigrant Springs

Carlin

Elko

NV -115.970 40.620 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

 

1982   no no no no no no

 

 

1993

60,000

35

unk no no no

 

Newmont Gold 1993 SEC Form 10K; Jackson, 1991

One deposit split between two companies.

Newmont Gold, Teck
SEDG GB30 26

Rain - SMZ

Carlin

Elko

NV -116.010 40.610 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1979 1988-1997

14,832

>22

unk no no no

 

Newmont Gold SEC Form 10K 1998-1997

1996

25,133

22

unk no no no

 

Newmont Gold 1996 SEC Form 10K; E/MJ 8/1996 p. 41

Resource includes Newmont's portion of Emigrant Springs

Newmont Gold
SEDG GB30 27

Gnome

Carlin

Elko

NV -116.110 40.600 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1986   no no no no no no

 

 

1988

2,446

4

unk no no no

 

Newmont Gold 1983 SEC Form 10K

  Newmont Gold
SEDG GB30 28

Piñon Range - Cord Ranch

Robinson Mountain

Elko

NV -115.844 40.458 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

by 1991   no no no no no no

 

 

1997

6,500

6

unk no no no

 

Crown Resources 1997 SEC Form 10K

  Crown Resources
SEDG GB30 29

Dark Star

Railroad (Bullion)

Elko

NV -115.844 40.458 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

by 1991   no no no no no no

 

 

1997

6,800

5

unk no no no

 

Crown Resources 1997 SEC Form 10K

  Crown Resources
SEDG GB30 30

Horse Canyon

Cortez (Mill Canyon)

Eureka

NV -116.920 40.410 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1976 1983-1993

4,200

12

neg no no no

 

Placer Development 1983-1986, Placer Dome 1987-1993 SEC Form 10K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production in part estimated. Production for Cortez, Gold Acres, and Horse Canyon not always reported separately.

Placer Dome - Rio Tinto
SEDG GB30 32

Elder Creek

Bullion

Lander

NV -116.850 40.308 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

 

1985 1989-1992

632

0.4

>0.015

no no no

 

Alta Gold 1989-92 SEC Form 10K

1991

303

0.4

unk no no no

 

Alta Gold 1991 SEC Form 10K

Reserves depleted, geologic resource remains.

Alta Gold
SEDG GB30 33

Cortez

Bullion, Cortez (Mill Canyon)

Lander, Eureka

NV -116.740 40.260 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1966 1969-1984

7,700

25

neg no no no

 

Gulf Resources 1971-1974, Placer Development 1975-1984 Annual Reports

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Production in part estimated. Production for Cortez, Gold Acres, and Horse Canyon not always reported separately.

Placer Dome - Rio Tinto
SEDG GB30 35

Pipeline - South Pipeline (Crescent)

Bullion

Lander

NV -116.740 40.248 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

by 1991 1994-1997

4,781

23

>0.55

no no no

 

Placer Dome 1994-97 SEC Form 10K

1997

239,645

429

unk no no no

 

Placer Dome 1997 Annual Report

Includes production from Gold Acres.

Placer Dome - Royal Gold - Rio Tinto
SEDG GB30 36

Relief Canyon

Antelope Springs

Pershing

NV -118.170 40.210 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1979 1984-1994

6,167

4

4

no no no

 

Pegasus Gold 1986-1994 SEC Form 10K

1994

7,800

6

unk no no no

 

SEGN#27

  Casmyn - Newgold
SEDG GB30 37

Cortez

Cortez (Mill Canyon)

Eureka

NV -116.580 40.150 19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1862 1889-1958

387

0.8

202

neg

1

neg

 

Cortez Mines, Ltd. 1889-1893 Annual Reports; Roberts and others, 1967; Vanderburg, 1938; Gilluly and Masursky, 1965; USBM Minerals Yearbooks, 1936-1958.

             

 

 

Historic production in Cortez (Mill Canyon) district. Excludes modern Cortez gold mine.

Placer Dome - Rio Tinto
SEDG GB30 38

Toiyabe (Saddle)

Jett (Toiyabe)

Lander

NV -116.721 40.068 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1964 1987-1993

2,175

3

1

no no no

 

Inland Gold & Silver 1987-1993 SEC Form 10K

  no no no no no no

 

 

Reserves depleted.

Inland Resources
SEDG GB30 39

Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain

White Pine

NV -115.590 39.960 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1869 1869-1997

22,751

30

>3.45

neg no no

 

Hose and others, 1976; Placer Dome 1983-97 SEC Form 10K

1997

39,414

54

unk no no no

 

Placer Dome 1997 SEC Form 10K

Production and reserves after 1993 include Alligator Ridge.

Placer Dome
SEDG GB30 40

Little Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain

White Pine

NV -115.550 39.920 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1984 1985-1993

357

0.9

0.3

no no no

 

Northern Dynasty 1986-93 Annual Reports

1991

163

0.7

unk no no no

 

Placer Dome 1991 SEC Form 10K

  Placer Dome
SEDG GB30 41

Tonkin Springs

Antelope

Eureka

NV -116.430 39.900 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1981 1985-1990

>792

1

>0.37

no no no

 

Silver State Mining 1985-1986 and U.S. Gold Corp. 1987-1990 SEC Form 10K

1990

8,210

14

unk no no no

 

U.S. Gold Corp. 1990 SEC Form 10K

  U.S. Gold Corp. - Royal State Resources
SEDG GB30 42

Golden Butte

Cherry Creek

White Pine

NV -115.050 39.830 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1981 1989-1993

1,954

1.3

>0.53

no no no

 

Alta Gold 1989-93 SEC Form 10K

1991

1,617

1

unk no no no

 

Alta Gold 1991 SEC Form 10K

Reserves depleted, resource remains.

Alta Gold
SEDG GB30 44

Fondaway Canyon

Shady Run

Churchill

NV -118.200 39.800 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

by 1920 1989-1990

120

0.2

neg

no no no

 

Tenneco 1989-1990 SEC Form 10K

1990

965

7

unk no no no

 

Tenneco 1989 SEC Form 10K; Cunningham, K., 1992, personal communication reported by Briggs, 1996

Production tonnage estimated assuming 70% gold recovery and 2 gpt Au grade. Resource includes remaining oxide ore obtained by deducting estimated production from initial reserve plus sulfide resource.

Tenneco Minerals
SEDG GB30 45

Alligator Ridge - Casino - Winrock

Bald Mountain

White Pine

NV -115.520 39.760 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1976 1980-1993

8,800

18

>4.5

no no no

 

Occidental Petroleum 1980-1983 SEC Form 10K; Nerco 1984-89 SEC Form 10K; USMX 1990-93 SEC Form 10K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production after 1993 included in Bald Mountain mine.

Placer Dome
SEDG GB30 46

Gold Canyon

Roberts

Eureka

NV -116.170 39.760 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

by 1992   no no no no no no

 

 

1992 unk

7

unk no no no

 

NMI95

 

International RSV Resources
SEDG GB30 47

Gold Bar

Antelope

Eureka

NV -116.200 39.750 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1984 1987-1995

6,828

15

unk no no no

 

Atlas 1987-1995 SEC Form 10K

1995

5,486

9

unk no no no

 

Atlas Corp. 1995 SEC Form 10K

Resource ncludes Cabin Creek, Gold Canyon, Hunter, and Pot Canyon deposits.

Atlas - Barrick Gold
SEDG GB30 49

Easy Junior - Nighthawk Ridge

Pancake

White Pine

NV -115.880 39.450 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1979 1989-1996

>985

1.9

>0.03

no no no

 

Echo Bay 1989-1991 SEC Form 10K; Alta Gold 1992-96 SEC Form 10K

  unk

6

unk no no no

 

Alta Gold 1995 SEC Form 10K

Reserves depleted, resource remains.

Alta Gold
SEDG GB30 50

Pan

Pancake

White Pine

NV -115.676 39.411 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

by 1989   no no no no no no

 

 

1989

9,500

8

unk no no no

 

Alta Gold 1989 SEC Form 10K

  Alta Gold
SEDG GB30 51

Ratto Canyon (Lookout Mountain)

Eureka

Eureka

NV -115.990 39.400 19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

 

 

 

1980   no no no no no no

 

 

1984 unk

6

unk no no no

 

NMI86

 

Amselco
SEDG GB30 52

Quito

Birch Creek

Lander

NV -117.090 39.380 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1981 1986-1989

933

4

unk no no no

 

Inspiration Resources 1986-1989 SEC Form 10K

1989

609

4

unk no no no

 

Inspiration Resources 1985 SEC Form 10K

Remaining underground resource estimated by subtracting production from 1985 geologic resource.

FMC Gold - Inspiration Resources
SEDG GB30 53

Green Springs

White Pine

White Pine

NV -115.550 39.140 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1986 1988-1992

1,160

2

>0.34

no no no

 

USMX 1988-92 SEC Form 10K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves depleted.

Dakota Mining
SEDG GB30 54

Northumberland

Northumberland

Nye

NV -116.860 38.960 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1936 1939-1987

>1,082

>6

>7

no no no

 

NMI83-88

1988

11,000

22

unk no no no

 

NMI92

 

Western States Minerals
SEDG GB30 23, 24

Gold Quarry - Maggie Creek

Maggie Creek

Eureka

NV -116.225 40.825 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1935 1980-1997

319,000

>272

unk no no no

 

Newmont Gold 1980-1997 SEC Form 10K

1996

197,472

339

unk no no no

 

Newmont Gold 1997 SEC Form 10K; E/MJ 8/1996 p. 41

Gold production includes some gold recovered from Mac and Tusc mines. Resource includes Mac and Tusc.

Newmont Gold
SEDG GB31 01

Black Pine (Tallman)

Black Pine

Cassia

ID -113.042 42.078 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1930s 1950-1997

30,464

14

>5.5

no no no

 

Hefner and others, 1991; Pegasus Gold 1992-97 SEC Form 10K

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

Pegasus Gold
SEDG GB31 04

Mercur

Mercur

Tooele

UT -112.240 40.320 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

 

 

Sediment-hosted Au

1870 1871-1997

36,885

79

24

no no no

 

Butler and others, 1920; Gilluly, 1932; Stein and others, 1989; USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1931-48; Getty Oil SEC Form 10K 1982-83; Barrick SEC Form 10K/20F 1984-96; T. Faddies, personal commun. 1997; T. Shrier, written commun. 1995

 

 

 

       

 

 

Reserved depleted 1997.

Barrick Gold
SEDG GB31 02 03

Barneys Canyon - Melco

West Mountain

Salt Lake

UT -112.160 40.610 26a

Sediment-hosted Au

19c

Distal disseminated Ag-Au

Sediment-hosted Au

1985 1989-1997

>11,500

28

unk no no no

 

RTZ Corp. SEC Form 20-F, 1990-97

1996

8,800

22

unk no no no

 

RTZ Corp. SEC Form 20F 1996

 

Rio Tinto
SCU3 GB32 01

Silver Reef (Harrisburg)

Silver Reef (Harrisburg)

Washington

UT -113.370 37.250 30b

Sediment-hosted Cu, redbed

 

 

Sediment-hosted Cu

1869 1875-1972

 

0.02

234

5

neg no

 

Stowe, 1975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   


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