| Deposit ID | 10221294 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320071080 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wood Gulch |
| Alternate or previous names | Bill Fraction, El Oro Claims, Five O Clock Claims, Guide Claims, Mexico Claims, Pc Claims, Sadie Nos. 1 and 2, Wood Claims, Jky Claims, Wood Gulch Project, Red Claims |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.96673, 41.6802 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2280 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Badger Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 044 N | 053 E | 23 | W2 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Arsenic Critical | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Pit (1) | -115.96673, 41.6802 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Homestake Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1989 |
| First year | 1989 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320071080 |
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPE PUB. #10, 1990, P15.
US BUREAU OF MINES MLA OPEN FILE REPORT, 17-92, 1992,
PLATE 1, #39.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-DEC-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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