| Deposit ID | 10247143 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001574 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320239011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Round Mountain Mill |
| Alternate or previous names | Smoky Valley Common Operation Mill, Smoky Valley Com. Ops. Mine & Mill, Smoky Valley Mill, Round Mountain Mine 0320230149 |
| Related records | 10222395, 60001588 |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.08282, 38.72493 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2000 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Round Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Northern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 010 N | 044 E | 18 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Plant (1) | -117.08282, 38.72493 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1977 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Precipitation |
| Milling method | Leach-Precipitation |
| District name | Round/Smoky Mt |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Echo Bay Mines Ltd. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Homestake Mining Co. |
| Interest | 25 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bargold Inc., (Sub Of Case, Pomeroy And Co. Ltd.) |
| Interest | 25 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Round Mountain Gold Corp., (Echo Bay Mines Ltd.) |
| ID | 2600594 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Utah Construction And Development |
| ID | 2600594 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320239011 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001574 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2600594 |
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1990, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1989, P. 61.
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 69.
MAS PROPERTY FILE SEQ# 0320230149, ROUND MOUNTAIN MINE.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MILL FOR ROUND MOUNTAIN MINE, MAS SEQ# 0320230149. SEE THAT PROPERTY FILE FOR MORE DETAILS AND MORE COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHY. ALSO SEE MSHA MINES ID & (BOM) RESPENDENT ID #2600503. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-SEP-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 09/22/1975 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2600594 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Smoky Valley Common Operations |
| Current operator | Round Mountain Gold Corporation |
| Current controller (parent) | Kinross Gold Corp |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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