| Deposit ID | 10198674 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001236 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320150008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Acres |
| Alternate or previous names | Cortez Mill, Cortez Gold Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.74343, 40.25741 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1695 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tenabo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Crescent Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 028 N | 046 E | 36 | SENE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Basin Assemblage - Shale, chert, quartzite, greenstone, and limestone |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1968 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Milling method | Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe |
| District name | Cortez District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Placer Dome U. S. Inc. |
| Interest | 60 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Minerals Co. |
| Interest | 40 |
| Home office | Utah |
| Year | 1996 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320150008 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001236 | MAS references MRDS |
NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 65, 1964, P.156, 158.
NEV. INDUS. COMM. DIR. OF ACTIVE NEV. MINE OPS., JAN. 31, 19
NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 88, 1977, P. 76
NEV BUR OF MINE BULL.88,1977, P. 75
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/1997, US MINES & MINING
COMPANIES, P 237, "COTREZ MINES".
AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P 195, "CORTEZ MINES".
1995/96, NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, PP. 16, 23, "CORTEZ MINES".
WARGO, JOSEPH G. THE NEXT EXPLORATION STAGE FOR CARLIN-TYPE
GOLD DEPOSITS. MINING ENGINEERING. VOL 31, NO 9, SEPTEMBER
1979, PP. 1321-1323.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS OPEN PIT IS PART OF THE CORTEZ MINES MINING COMPLEX. SEE CORTEZ GOLD MINE (0320150509) FOR MORE DETAILS. IT IS ONE OF THREE OPEN PITS THAT SUPPLY THE CORTEZ MILL, MAS SEQ # 0320159011. ALL RESERVE/RESOURCES DATA AND ADIT DATA SEE CORTEZ GOLD MINE 0320150509. PIT IS NOW DEPLETED, AUG 1997: |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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