Coleman Canyon Aur

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149316
MAS/MILS ID 0320071140
Record type Site
Current site name Coleman Canyon Aur
Alternate or previous names Coleman Canyon, Coleman Canyon Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -115.95093, 41.8335 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mountain City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -115.95093, 41.8335

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1995

Mining district

District name Island Mountain District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Westmont Gold, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1996
  • Type Operator
    Owner Aur Resources Ltd. (70% Option)
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
  • Type Operator
    Owner Uest International Resources Corp. (Jv With Aur)
    Year 1996

Comments on the ownership information

  • AUR RESOURCES LTD HAS A 70% OPTION OF THE PROPERTY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P237.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996. PP. 36, 244.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, V 107, #8, 02/21/96, P8.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, V 82, #27, 08/26/96, P2.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, V 107, #35, 08/28/96, P1.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #49, DEC., 4, 1996, P61.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #50, DEC., 11, 1996, P1.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 3, 1996, P B13.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #??, 9/4/96, P46.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, AUG., 26, 1996, P3.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY MAY BE RELATED TO TWO OTHER "COLEMAN" MAS PROPERTY FILES, SEQ# 0320070212 & 0320070692. THE LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY IS BASED ON THE TOWN OF MOUNTAIN CITY, ELKO CT, NEVADA. THIS PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY61 MILES (94 KM) NORTH OF ELKO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-MAY-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

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.