Robinson Sag Mill & Concentrator

Plant in White Pine county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

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

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -115.01197, 39.26434 (WGS84)
Elevation 2150
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada White Pine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016 N 062 E 08 SWNESE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -115.01197, 39.26434

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Robinson

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • 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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBINSON PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, JULY 31, 1996, VOL 107, #31, P3.

General comments

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).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-MAR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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