Bruner Mine

Plant in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities 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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10150201
MRDS ID W016394
MAS/MILS ID 0320230639
Record type Site
Current site name Bruner Mine
Alternate or previous names Burner, Burner Property
Related records 10096416

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.76484, 39.07272 (WGS84)
Elevation 2030
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Burnt Cabin Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gabbs Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 014 N 037 E 13 SESWSE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.76484, 39.07272

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 961018

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1993
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Precipitation
Milling method Leach-Precipitation

Mining district

District name Bruner District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Miramar Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
    First year 1993

Comments on the ownership information

  • INCLUDES THE BURNER PROPERTY OWNED BY MIRAMAR AND ADJACENT TO THIS PROPERTY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 13607771mt ore
    Total resources 13607771mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.8914 g/mt Gold Major 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS TOPO. MAP, BURNT CABIN SUMMIT, 1969, SCALE- 1:24000.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES AND MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P310.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P233.

  • Deposit

    MIRAMAR MINING CORPORATION, 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P7.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-FEB-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.

External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

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