| Deposit ID | 10222836 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320330555 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Griffon |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.68418, 38.88324 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1500 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Duckwater(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Duckwater(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hot Creek-Railroad Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | White Pine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 012 N | 056 E | 21 | W 1/2 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -115.68418, 38.88324 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Milling method | Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe |
| District name | White Pine District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alta Gold Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Griffon Resources, Inc |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1996 |
| Last year | 1994 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 2483000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2483000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2483000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320330555 |
ALTA GOLD CO., APRIL 9, 1996, NEWS RELEASE.
ALTA GOLD CO., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 6, 17.
ALTA GOLD CO., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 6, 11.
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPECIAL PUBLICATION MI-
1995, THE NEVADA MINERALS INDUSTRY, 1995, P19.
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES AND MINING
COMPANIES, P327.
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND MINING
COMPANIES, P248.
AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P17.
1995/96, NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, PP. 1, 29.
THE NORTHERN MINER, 6-2-97, P. B2.
SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, V86, #30, JULY 26, 1997, P8.
ALTA GOLD CO. APRIL 9, 1996, NEWS RELEASE.
ALTA GOLD COMPANY, 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 6, 17.
SOUTHWESTERN PAYDIRT, #697, JULY 1997, P17.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT WAS EXCAVATED IN THE EXTREME NW CORNER OF THE LIBERTY PIT. PROPERTY IS SOME WHERE BETWEEN 46 AND 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELY NEVADA, WHITE PINE COUNTY. THIS WOULD PLACE THE PROPERTY IN NYE COUNTY NEVADA, NOT WHITE PINE CONUTY. ACCORDING TO THE MILS LAT/LONGS THE PROPERTY IS ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF DUCKWATER, NEVADA, WHICH IS ON THE DUCKWATER INDIAN RESEVATION. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN SEC 21 OF TS12N-R56E NOT CONVINCED THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY. NEED A BETTER LOCATION: |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-SEP-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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