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Bullfrog Mine Barrick

Plant in Nye county in Nevada, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10222674
MRDS ID W002909
MAS/MILS ID 0320230601
Record type Site
Current site name Bullfrog Mine Barrick
Alternate or previous names Deleware No. 1 Lode, Bullfrog, Bullfrog Mine Orig. Pit Depleted, Ladd, Bullfrog West Extension Mine, Deleware Lode, Deleware No. 3 Lode, Ethel Lode, Bullforg West Extension Mine, Last Chance Lode, Montgomery Shoshone Depleted, Bonanza Mountain Depleted, Bullfrog Lode, Bullforg #2 Lode, Bullforg Project, Burm Ball
Related records 60001664

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.88059, 36.90216 (WGS84)
Elevation 1256
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bullfrog Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Beatty(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Death Valley National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012 S 045 E 12 C S2 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -116.88059, 36.90216
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1986
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1989
Plant type Leach
Milling method Carbon-In-Leach-Electrowin

Comments on exploration

  • A PLANNED 1997 $600,000 EXPLORATION PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON DISCOVERING AND DEVELOPING GOLD DEPOSITS.

Mining district

District name Bullfrog District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Barrick Gold Corp. (American Barrick Resources Corp.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
    First year 1994
  • Type Operator
    Owner Barrick Bullforg, Inc
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1996
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Lac Minerals Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
    Last year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Bullfrog West Extension Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1908

Comments on the ownership information

  • LAC MINERALS USA INC, SOLD THIS PROPERTY TO BARRICK SOME TIME IN 1993-1994.

Production statistics

  • Year 1989
    Description Silver Production 35752 T Oz/Yr Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1112011.65g
  • Year 1989
    Description Gold Production 56771 T Oz/Yr Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1765775.71g
  • Year 1990
    Description Silver Production 228647 T Oz/Yr Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 7111717.62g
  • Year 1990
    Description Gold Production 220192 T Oz/Yr Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6867399.77g
  • Year 1991
    Description Silver Production 188824 T Oz/Yr Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 5873083.69g
  • Year 1991
    Description Gold Production 198863 T Oz/Yr Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6185331.54g
  • Year 1992
    Description Ore Milled @ 3.806 G/Mt 2845839 Mt/Yr Ore
  • Year 1992
    Description Silver Production 313100 T Oz/Yr Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 9738499.9g
  • Year 1992
    Description Gold Production 323825 T Oz/Yr Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10072084.73g
  • Year 1993
    Description Ore Milled @ 4.286 G/Mt 2794129 Mt/Yr Ore
  • Year 1993
    Description Silver Production 469889 T Oz/Yr Siulver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 14615183.58g
  • Year 1993
    Description Gold Production 354887 T Oz/Yr Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11038221.06g
  • Year 1994
    Description Ore Milled @ 3.6 G/Mt 2806013 Mt/Yr
  • Year 1994
    Description Gold Production 301000 T Oz/Yr Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9362147.78g
  • Year 1995
    Description Ore Milled @ 2.126 2821435 Mt/Yr Ore
  • Year 1995
    Description Gold Production 176300 T Oz/Yr Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5483543.7g
  • Year 1996
    Description Ore Milled @ 2.503 G/Mt 2729356 Mt/Yr Ore
  • Year 1996
    Description Gold Production 205300 T Oz/Yr Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6385544.64g

Comments on the production information

  • THE UNDERGROUND OPERATION PRODUCED AT A DAILY RATE OF 1480 ST IN 1996. THIS YEAR, 1997, MINE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 179,000 OZ AU..

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 11656000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.57 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 1344000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.78 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 11656000mt ore
    Inferred 1344000mt ore
    Total resources 13000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.49 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 11957000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.09 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 1642000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.92 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 9241000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.13 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 3328000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.37 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 12569000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.92 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCES RECORDS 6, 7, 8 ORE BASE ON COG OF 0.617 G/MT AU @ AU PRICE OF $400/OZ:
  • UNDERGROUND RESERVES: PROV+PROB+MINER MAT (MEA+IND); 12/31/96: CUT OFF GRADE IS 0.617 G/MT AU @ AU PRICE OF $400/OZ: PRODUCTION; AVG OF 1992-1996:

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 4000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 12.38
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1991
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method UNDERHAND 10-35

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION, 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P30.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION, 1995 FORM 40-F, P30.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION, 1996 FORM 40-F, P14.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION, 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 25, 36.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL SURVEY NO. 2590.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL SURVEY NO. 3265.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL SURVEY NO. 3770.

  • Deposit

    USGS BUL. #407, 1910, PP. 122-123.

  • Deposit

    KEITH LONG, USGS RESOURCE ASSESMENT DATA BASE, 1996, PP. 70-

  • Deposit

    72.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES AND MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, PP. 311-312.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, PP. 38-41.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 2, 1997, "BARRICK EXPLORES BULLFORG

  • Deposit

    GOLD MINE.", PP. C1-C3.

  • Deposit

    MINERALS SURVEY #2294

  • Deposit

    USGS BUL. #303, 1907, PP. 61-62.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY, BUL. #50, 1951, PP. 35-36.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY, BUL. #77, 1972, P36.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1992, DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE NEVADA MINING OPERATIONS DURING CALENDAR YEAR

  • Deposit

    1991, P67.

  • Deposit

    PLATT'S METALS WEEK, JAN. 16, 1995, V66, #3, P12.

  • Deposit

    LAC MINERALS LTD., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 10-11, 21-22.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1997, PP. 43-46.

  • Deposit

    BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 26, 29-30,

  • Deposit

    36-37, 40.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P 234.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, 1995/96, PP. 5, 27.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SP MI-1995, "THE NEVADA

  • Deposit

    MINERAL INDUSTRY 1995", PP. 2, 30.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA DIVISION OF INSPECTION, 1989, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA

  • Deposit

    MINING OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1988,

  • Deposit

    PP. 61-62.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ORIGINAL OPEN PIT WAS MINED OUT IN 1994 ORE WAS MINED FROM SMALLER SATELLITE PITS MONTGOMERY-SHOSHONE & BONANZA MOUNTIAN UNTIL 1996 WHEN THEIR ORE WAS DEPLETED. THESE PROPERTIES ARE ALL LOCATED IN THE BULLFORG MINING DIST. MAS PROPERTIES: BULLFORG FRACTION LODE: MAS 0320230952 JUMBO LODE: MAS 0320230942 NATIONAL BANK MINE: MAS 0320230265 SENATOR STEWART MINE: MAS 0320230264 BARRICK OWNES AND CONTROLS ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES:

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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