| Deposit ID | 10260911 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060290735 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Soledad Mountain Project |
| Alternate or previous names | Soledad Mountain Area, Soledad-Mojave, Soledad Extension, Bobtail - 0060290132, Starlight - 0060290731, Queen Esther - 0060290732, Karma - 0060290733, Mojave Mining&Milling Co-0060290273, Excelsior - 0060290734, Yellow Dog Mine - 0060290376, Whitmore Mine - 0060290372, Desert Queen - 0060290738, Victory - 0060290344, Pride of Mojave - 0060290307, Bluebird - 0060290736, Golden Queen - 0060290191, Yellow Rover - 0060290737, Gray Eagle, Elephant Eagle - 0060290728, Echo - 0060290773, Desert Gold Mining Co. 0060291027, Exposed Treasure - 0060290739 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.1815, 34.9978 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1006 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kern(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Soledad Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lancaster(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Antelope-Fremont Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)
Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Kern |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 010 N | 012 W | 05 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -118.1815, 34.9978 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Hydromet |
| Milling method | Heap Leach-Electrowin |
| District name | Soledad Mountain |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 15600000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 15600000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 22498182mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 22498182mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060290735 |
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
COMPANIES, PP. 167, 168.
CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT #1,
1962, PP. 107-111.
THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 105, #52, 12-28-94, P1.
THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #48, NOV., 27, 1996, P5.
THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 108, #5, 01/29/97, P7.
NORTHERN MINER, 12/2/96, P11.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TOTAL AREA OF PROJECT NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME, (NOV/96), COULD BE ALL SOLEDAD MOUNTAIN COVERING SECTIONS 5,6,7,8, & 18 OR JUST SECTIONS 5 & 6, THE NORTHERN PART OF THE MOUNTAIN. WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE ELEPHANT EAGLE, GOLDEN QUEEN, AND BOBTAIL MINES LISTED IN ALTERNATE NAMES. THE COMPANY IS TRYING TO AQUIRE THE KARMA & WEGMANN PROPERTIES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-MAY-97 | 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 01/04/2016 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0405319 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Soledad Mountain Project |
| Current operator | Golden Queen Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Soledad Holdings Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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