| Deposit ID | 10125336 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320330002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Veteran-Tripp Open Pit |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.03027, 39.26324 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
White Pine(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Riepetown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Hamilton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ely(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
White(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | White Pine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 016 N | 062 E | 07 | C SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Pit (1) | -115.03027, 39.26324 |
|---|
| Thickness | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 810M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 170M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Robinson |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Copper Corp. |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1972 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Robinson Mining Ltd. Partnership |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320330002 |
RESERVE ESTIMATE REFERENCE- LYMON MOORES 1972 COPPER DATA FI
ELY (RESERVE-OPERATING DATA SECTION) INFERRED RES. GIVEN O
ADAIR, D. H, ET AL, 1960, INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCKS OF EAST CE
NEVADA, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF EAST CENTRAL NEVADA, 1
ANNUAL FIELD CON. P. 229-31.
DAVER, H. L. JR, 1960, PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE ROBIN
MINING DISTRICT, WHITE PINE CO, NEVADA, GUIDEBOOK TO THE G
OF EAST CENTRAL NEVADA, 11TH ANNUAL FIELD CONFERENCE P 220
HORTON, ROBERT C, 1960, HISTORY OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN T
WHITE PINE CO. AREA. GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF EAST CEN
NEVADA, 11TH ANNUAL FIELD CON. P.210-19.
LANGENHEIM, R. L, 1960, EARLY AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPIAN STRAT
OF THE ELY AREA. GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF EAST CENTRAL
11TH ANNUAL FIELD CON. P 72-80.
MOORE LYMON, 1972 COPPER DATA COST FILE OF KENNECOTT ELY MI
OPERATION CONFID FILE AT USBM IFOC,DENVER FEDERAL CENTER.
PENNEPACKER, E.N, 1932, GEOLOGY OF THE ROBINSON (ELY) MINING
DISTRICT IN NEVADA, MINING AND METALLURGY, V 13, N 304, P
SPENCER, A. C, 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ELY, NEVADA
ROBINSON PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, 1993.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BASE YR COST OF MINE AND MILL 1970. 2 YR PREPRODUCTION. PREPROD DURING LAST 2 YRS OF RUTH SURFACE MINE OP.) ESTIMA MINE LIFE = 9 YRS. COSTS REFLECT ONLY ADDITIONAL I MENT MADE ON RUTH MINE AND MILL OPERATION. (320330 NEW DUMP LEACH FACILITY ASSUMED TO BE CONSTRUCTED PREVIOUS KIMBLEY-DUMP LEACH PIT WILL BE FULL BEFOR TRIPP-PIT OPERATION STARTS. REC-130 MINE ADDITIONAL CAP. COST 1970 $ VALUE- TOTAL $13,91 ACQ $ 0 EXPL 0 DEVEL 6,147,500 EQPT 6,159,600 PLANT 0 WORK CAP 1,609,500 MINE OP COSTS $0.352/MT (INCLUDES MINING ORE AND LE REC-151 MILL ADDITIONAL CAPITAL COSTS ARE 0 DOLLARS. PLANT AND EQPT $0 WORK CAPITAL 0 MILL OP COSTS $1.179/MT (THIS COST INCREASES BY 30% 3YRS OF OPERATION DUE TO END OF 15YR DEPRECIATION L OLD MILL = 15YRS FROM START OF RUTH PRODUCTION.) REC-211 NO RESERVE ESTIMATION FOR WASTE ROCK THAT IS DUMPED REC-251 BASE YEAR COSTS OF LEACH AND RECOVERY FACILITIES -19 NEW LEACH AND RECOVERY PLANT CAP. COSTS- 1970 DOLLAR TOTAL $22,11 PLANT + EQPT $19,598,600 WORKING CAP 2,520,600 LEACH AND RECOVERY OP COSTS $ 0.238/MT MILL FEED GRADE FOR LEACHED ORE ASSUMED THIS IS ONE OF FIVE PAST PRODUCING OPEN PITS THAT ARE PART OF PROPOSED ROBINSON PROJECT (0320339014). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-JUL-93 | Hite, Alan G. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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