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Carlin East/Main/West Leeville

Plant in Eureka 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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10246252
MAS/MILS ID 0320110113
Record type Site
Current site name Carlin East/Main/West Leeville

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -116.31703, 40.9138 (WGS84)
Elevation 1900
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rodeo Creek NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035 N 050 E 14 C Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -116.31703, 40.9138
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1962
Year of first production 1965
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Autoclave-Carbon-In-Leach-Merrill-Crowe

Mining district

District name Carlin Trend

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Newmont Gold Co. (Newmont Mining Corp.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1996

Production statistics

  • Year 1996
    Description Carlin East Ore Production 252197 Mt/Yr
  • Year 1996
    Description Carlin Main Ore Production 111584 Mt/Yr
  • Year 1996
    Description Total Gold Production 173800 T Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5405784.99g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 849000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 14.71 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 1020000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12.38 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 475000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.37 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 1343000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 13.71 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 466000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10.66 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 1809000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12.92 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Inferred 527000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12.32 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 1809000mt ore
    Inferred 527000mt ore
    Total resources 2336000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12.78 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IN THE NEWMONT MINING 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 48, 49 & NEWMONT GOLD 10-K REPORT; RESOURCES OF CARLIN EAST & MAIN COMBINED. IN NEWMONT MINING 1996 ANNUAL REPORT THESE RESOURCES ARE COMBINED WEST LEEVILLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY, FORM 10-K, 1995, P14.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION, ANNUAL REPORT, 1995, PP. 40, 41.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY, FORM 10-K, 1996, P16.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION, ANNUAL REPORT, 1996, PP. 48, 49.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 3, 1996, PP. B1, B4.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS PROPERTY FILE INCLUDES NEWMONTS THE CARLIN UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS OF CARLIN EAST/MAIN; WEST LEEVILLE PROPERTIES: WEST LEEVILLE - HIGH DESERT JV IS NOT INCLUDED: THE PROPERTIES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE CARLIN/PETE/LANTERN FILE BECAUSE THEY ARE SEPARATE UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS. CARLIN EAST COMMENCED PRODUCTION IN LATE 1994 CARLIN MAIN IN EARLY 1995; WEST LEEVILLE IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-OCT-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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