| Deposit ID | 10247000 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320310314 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wind Mountain Mine |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.39321, 40.41708 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2000 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washoe(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Emidio Desert North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kumiva Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Smoke Creek Desert(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Washoe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 030 N | 023 E | 34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Pit (1) | -119.39321, 40.41708 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1989 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Precipitation |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wind Mountain Mining, Inc. |
| ID | 2602087 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Amax Gold, Inc. |
| ID | 2602087 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1990 |
| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Silver 405000 Oz | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Gold 91000 Oz | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 199000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 199000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320310314 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2602087 |
NEV. DIV. MINE INSEPECTION, 1990, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1989, P. 76.
AMAX GOLD, INC. 92, 93, 94, 95 ANNUAL REPORTS.
AMAX GOLD, INC, 93, 94, 95 10-K REPORTS.
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
COMPANIES, P279.
1995/96, NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, PP. 2, 29.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPERATION COVERS SECTIONS; 3 & 4, T. 29 N., R. 23 E., & 33 & 34 T. 30 N., R. 23 E. EXPECT TO MINE OUT RESERVES IN 1992. CRUSHER SHUT DOWN IN 7-91. IN RECLAIMATION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-DEC-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/11/1997 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2602087 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | WIND MOUNTAIN MINE |
| Current operator | Wind Mountain Mining Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Amax Gold Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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