Kingston Mine

Past Producer in Lander 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10173815
MRDS ID W700417
MAS/MILS ID 0320150135
Record type Site
Current site name Kingston Mine
Alternate or previous names Kingston Group, Sumich Mine, Victorine Mine
Related records 10084989

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.13533, 39.22742 (WGS84)
Elevation 2438
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brewer Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(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 Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016 N 043 E 27 NW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.13533, 39.22742

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1986
Year of first production 1989
Milling method Leach-Precipitation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Consolidated Nevada Goldfields Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1996
    First year 1986
    Last year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Description Gold Production 35000 Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1088621.83g
  • Year 1989
    Description Gold Production 25131 Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 781661.58g
  • Year 1989
    Description Ore Production 192556 Mt/Yr

Comments on the production information

  • MINE/MILL CLOSED 1989; PROPERTY HAS BEEN RECLAIMED. MAS SEQ# 0320159025 KINGSTON MILL, WAS THE MILL FOR THIS PROPERTY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    US BUREAU OF MINES, IC 7043, 1939, PP. 57-58

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 1356, 1973, P. 43

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88, 1977, P. 84

  • Deposit

    CONSOLIDATED NEVADA GOLDFIELDS CORP. FORM 20-F, 06/30/95.

  • Deposit

    CONSOLIDATED NEVADA GOLDFIELDS CORP. NOTICE AND MANAGEMENT

  • Deposit

    IC AND PROXY STATEMENT, JUNE 28, 1996, P28.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-AUG-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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