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Post/Goldbug

Producer in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10125664
MRDS ID W700371
MAS/MILS ID 0320110268
Record type Site
Current site name Post/Goldbug
Alternate or previous names Post, Deep Post, Goldbug, Barrel - Depleted
Related records 10084949, 10310437

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.36953, 40.9707 (WGS84)
Elevation 1700
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rodeo Creek NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 036 N 050 E 30 NE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.36953, 40.9707
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N22W
    Dip 45W
    Thickness 70M
    Length 641M
    Width 402M
    Area 35HA
    Depth to top 76M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 ADV ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N22W:45W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 35
    Future Surface Area (HA) 26
    Previous Surface Area (HA) 9
    Date of Last Modification 970430

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1982
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1988
Milling method Carbon-In-Leach-Electrowin

Mining district

District name Bootstrap District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Newmont Gold Co. (Newmont Mining Corp.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1996

Comments on the ownership information

  • NOTE POST ORE BODY MINE BY BARRICK AT NO COST TO NEWMONT.

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Description Annual Mine Production 1982 Kilograms Of Contained Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1982000g
  • Year 1989
    Description Annual Mine Production 8340 Kilograms Of Contained Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8340000g
  • Year 1990
    Description Annual Mine Production 12092 Kilograms Of Contained Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12092000g
  • Year 1995
    Description Gold Production 129100 T Oz/Yr Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4015459.39g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 27952000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.79 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Inferred 35308000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.68 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 25362000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.31 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Inferred 41795000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.13 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 23244000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.55 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 36032000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.65 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 2420000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10.53 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 23248000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.51 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 23248000mt ore
    Inferred 39573000mt ore
    Total resources 62821000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.12 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCE RECORD 9 TOTAL RESOURCES, 12/31/96: INCLUDES PROVEN+ PROBABLE + MINERALIZED MATERIAL (SURF + UNDG): SURFACE MINERALIZED MATERIAL: 34,411,000 MT @ 1.65 G/MT UNDERGROUND MINERALIZED MATERIAL: 5,162,000 MT @ 9.87 G/MT WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF 39,573,000 MT @ 2.71 G/MT: PLUS THE PROVEN + PROBABLE TOTAL OF RECORD 8:
  • Q-MATRIX 1 COL1 DATA DOES NOT MATCH R-REC 2. NO EXPLAINATION.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 226HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .65
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 27-29.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY, 1994 10-K, PP. 13-14.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 40-41.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1995 FROM 10-K REPORT, P14.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY, 1995 FORM 10-K REPORT, P14.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY, 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, P16.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 48-49.

  • Deposit

    JONES, RICHARD B. CARLIN TREND GOLD BELT: THE GEOLOGY.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 1989, PP. 256-261.

  • Deposit

    KNUTSEN, G. C., K. H. BETTLES, C. E. SULFRIAN, AND C. J.

  • Deposit

    ZIMMERMAN. DISCOVERY AND GEOLOGY OF THE POST GOLD DEPOSIT,

  • Deposit

    EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA. SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS, PRE-

  • Deposit

    PRINT NO. 87-86, 1987, 6 PP.

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY. ANNUAL REPORTS 1987-90, 1988-91.

  • Deposit

    RAINS, G. L., AND OTHERS, EDS. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    OF THE GREAT BASIN. SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS SPONSORED BY THE

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA AND THE UNITED STATES

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, VOL 1 & 2,

  • Deposit

    APRIL 1-5, 1990, 1257 PP.

  • Deposit

    SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS. CARLIN TREND. SEG

  • Deposit

    NEWSLETTERS, OCTOBER 1990, PP. 15.

  • Deposit

    SPORLEDER, L. E. NEWMONT: NEW PROJECTS, NEW METHODS, NEW

  • Deposit

    MINES. ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JANUARY 1989, 23 PP.

  • Deposit

    THORSTAD, LINDA E. CARLIN TREND GOLD BELT: THE PRODUCER.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 1989, PP. 263-267.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINERALS ACTIVITY REPORT, JANUARY 1990, P17.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-OCT-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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