| Deposit ID | 10126517 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M031294 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320339014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Robinson Sag Mill & Concentrator |
| Alternate or previous names | Robinson Mill Project, Robinson Project |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.01197, 39.26434 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2150 |
| 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 | 08 | SWNESE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -115.01197, 39.26434 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1867 |
| Mining method | Open Stope |
| Year of first production | 1995 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Robinson |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | BHP Minerals Canada Ltd (BHP Copper Group) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | BHP Copper Group (BHP Copper Nevada Mining Co.) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Magma Copper Co. (Magma Nevada Mining Co.(Mnmc)) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1991 |
| Last year | 1994 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Robinson Mining Ltd. Partnership (Mnmc) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1993 |
| First year | 1991 |
| Last year | 1994 |
| Type | Joint Venture |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alta Bay Joint Venture |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1985 |
| Last year | 1990 |
| Type | Joint Venture Owner-Op |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alta Gold Co. |
| Interest | 60 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1985 |
| Last year | 1990 |
| Type | Joint Venture Owner-Op |
|---|---|
| Owner | Echo Bay, Ltd. |
| Interest | 40 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1985 |
| Last year | 1990 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320339014 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M031294 | MAS references MRDS |
ROBINSON PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.
THE MINING RECORD, JULY 31, 1996, VOL 107, #31, P3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE MAS SEQ 0320330001 AND 0320330504 FOR DETAILS ON THE ROBINSON MINE. THIS FILE REPRESENTS THE NEW PLANT THAT WILL RECEIVE ORE FROM PITS: VETERAN-TRIPP, LIBERTY, RUTH (KIMBLEY & WEDGE). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-MAR-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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