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Gold Road Mine

Producer in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10210760
MRDS ID M004450
MAS/MILS ID 0040150161
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Road Mine
Alternate or previous names Billy Bryan Claim, Line Road Shaft, Railroad Claim, Last Chance Claim, Sharp Ore Body 014, Rice Ore Body 014
Related records 10027907

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.3772, 35.04532 (WGS84)
Elevation 869
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mohave(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oatman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Havasu-Mohave Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 019 N 020 W 11 NESW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 150
USGS model code 25c
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Comstock
Mark3 model number 16

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.3772, 35.04532
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1900
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1901
Milling method Autoclave-Carbon-In-Pulp-Electrowin

Mining district

District name San Francisco District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Addwest Minerals, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1996
    First year 1992
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Arava Resources (Sub Of Mueller Industries)
    Interest 100
    Year 1996
    Last year 1992
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner U. V. Industries
    Home office Utah

Production statistics

  • Year 1995
    Description Ore Milled (@0.132oz/St) 130500 St/Yr
  • Year 1995
    Description Gold Production 15412 Tr Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 479366.84g
  • Year 1996
    Description Ore Milled (@0.303oz/St) 140400 St/Yr
  • Year 1996
    Description Gold Production 40469 Tr Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1258726.77g
  • Year 1997
    Description Ore Milled (@0.255oz/St-1qt-97) 44600 St
  • Year 1997
    Description Gold Production (1qt-97) 10755 Tr Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 334517.93g

Comments on the production information

  • MINE WAS DISCOVERED IN 1900 & PRODUCED UNTIL FEDERAL ORDER 208 DURING WWII CLOSED THE MINE. MINE RESTARTED IN JAN OF 1995.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 470000mt ore
    Total resources 470000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10.4 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 1960000mt ore
    Total resources 1960000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12.2 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 160966mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12.57 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCES RECORD 3 NO DATE FOR THE RESERVES WAS GIVEN, DATE OF MINING ENGINEERING IS AUGUST OF 1997.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE MINING RECORD, 7-5-95, V106, #27, P1.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING ENGINEERING, V49, #8, AUGUST 1997, P30.

  • Deposit

    USGS 7 1/2 OATMAN MAP

  • Deposit

    HOUSEHOLDER MAP

  • Deposit

    BLM DISTRICT MAP

  • Deposit

    MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJECT

  • Deposit

    RANSOME,R.L.,USGS BULL 743,MAP&PP45-47

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS BULL 397,PP154-165

  • Deposit

    LAUSEN,C.,AZBM BULL 131,P106-108

  • Deposit

    MALACH,R, OATMAN MINING CENTER,11-13

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER,F.C.,AIME 1917,P208

  • Deposit

    GARDNER,E.D.,IC6901,P31-32

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS BULL.340,P76-77

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P135.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, V49, #8, AUGUST 1997, PP. 28-32.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-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.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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