| Deposit ID | 10174019 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | 2601938 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320159026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buffalo Valley Mill |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.23425, 40.6041 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1722 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Antler Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 032 N | 042 E | 34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Plant (1) | -117.23425, 40.6041 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1986 |
| Year of first production | 1987 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Precipitation |
| Milling method | Leach-Precipitation |
| District name | Buffalo Valley District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fairmile Acquisitions, Inc |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Buffalo Valley |
| ID | 2601938 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ranstrom Construction, Inc. |
| ID | 2601938 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320159026 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | 2601938 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601938 |
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1990, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1989, P. 48.
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 54.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-SEP-1996 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 02/11/1992 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601938 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Buffalo Valley Mine |
| Current operator | Horizon Gold Shares Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Horizon Gold Corp |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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