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Carlin/Pete/Lantern Mine

Plant in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10270827
MAS/MILS ID 0320110027
Record type Site
Current site name Carlin/Pete/Lantern Mine
Alternate or previous names Carlin Mine, Carlin, Pete - 0320110395, Carlin Mill - 0320119002, Lantern - 0320110394, Carlin East Underground, West Leeville Jv Underground

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.32423, 40.9146 (WGS84)
Elevation 1917
Location accuracy 100(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)

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)

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
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Cinnabar Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Realgar Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Stibnite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.32423, 40.9146
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 30N
    Thickness 100M
    Length 2100M
    Width 800M
    Area 260HA
    Depth to top 130M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 STRATIFORM
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 ADV ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N45E:30N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 260
    Future Surface Area (HA) 0
    Previous Surface Area (HA) 260
    Date of Last Modification 960828

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1962
Mining method Open Pit
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 1985
    Description Annual Mine Production 2663 Kilograms Of Contained Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2663000g
  • Year 1986
    Description Annual Mine Production 3225 Kilograms Of Contained Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3225000g
  • Year 1987
    Description Annual Mine Production 936 Kilograms Of Contained Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 936000g
  • Year 1995
    Description Gold Production 109100 T Oz/Yr Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3393389.77g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 7704000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.97 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Inferred 23499000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.68 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 13710000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.54 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Inferred 16307000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.26 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 13443000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.06 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 14825000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.23 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 12386000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.58 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Inferred 13311000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.58 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 12386000mt ore
    Inferred 13311000mt ore
    Total resources 25697000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.58 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FOR NEWMONT ADIT DATA SEE MAS FILE SEQ# 0320110230

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method COMBINED METHODS

Comments on other economic factors

  • MILL PROPERTY TO THIS FILE IS THE "CARLIN MILL", SEQ# 0320119002.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 27-29.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT GOLD CO., 1994 10-K, PP. 13-14.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 40-41.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1995 FORM 10-K REPORT, P14.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT GOLD CO., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, P16.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 48-49.

  • Deposit

    AKRIGHT, R. L., A. S. RADTKE, AND D. J. GRIMES. MINOR

  • Deposit

    ELEMENTS AS GUIDES TO GOLD IN THE ROBERTS MOUNTAINS

  • Deposit

    FORMATION, CARLIN GOLD MINE, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA. COLORADO

  • Deposit

    SCHOOL OF MINES QUARTERLY, V. 64, NO. 1, 1969, PP. 49-66.

  • Deposit

    BAKER, D. E. CARLIN MINE GEOLOGY: FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK

  • Deposit

    NO. 4, PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS OF THE CARLIN TREND,

  • Deposit

    OCTOBER 10-12, 1988. SPONSORED BY THE SOCIETY OF MINING

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERS, 1987, PP. 276-280.

  • Deposit

    BLOOMSTEIN, E. I. AMMONIA ALTERATION IS A GEOCHEMICAL LINK

  • Deposit

    IN GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE CARLIN-MIDAS BELT. ABSTR. IN

  • Deposit

    EXPLORATION FOR ORE DEPOSITS OF THE N. AMERICAN CORDILLERA.

  • Deposit

    SYMP. OF ASSOC. EXPL. GEOCHEM., RENO, NV, MARCH 25-28, 1984,

  • Deposit

    P. 27.

  • Deposit

    BONHAM, H. F., JR. RESERVES, HOST ROCKS, AND AGES OF

  • Deposit

    BULK-MINEABLE PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS IN NEVADA. NV BUR.

  • Deposit

    MINES AND GEOL. OFR 82-9, 1982, 4 PP.

  • Deposit

    DICKSON, F. W., R. O. RYE, AND A. S. RADTKE. THE

  • Deposit

    CARLIN GOLD DEPOSIT AS A PRODUCT OF ROCK-WATER

  • Deposit

    INTERACTIONS. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. REP. 33, 1979,

  • Deposit

    195 PP. 101-108.

  • Deposit

    EVANS J. G. GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RODEO CREEK NE

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    QUADRANGLE, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. GEOL.

  • Deposit

    QUAD. MAP GQ-1116, 1974, SCALE 1:24,000.

  • Deposit

    EVANS, J. G. GEOLOGY OF THE RODEO CREEK NE AND

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    WELCHES CANYON QUADRANGLES, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA. U.S.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. SURV. BULL. 1473, 1980, 81 PP.

  • Deposit

    GRIES, J. P. CARLIN GOLD DEPOSIT. PAPER IN

  • Deposit

    PROVIDING NEW SOURCES OF MINERAL SUPPLY. BUREAU OF MINES

  • Deposit

    IC 8789, 1979, PP. 4-6.

  • Deposit

    GUAY, W. J. HOW CARLIN TREATS GOLD ORES BY DOUBLE

  • Deposit

    OXIDATION. WORLD MIN., V. 33, NO. 3, 1980, PP. 47-49.

  • Deposit

    GUAY, W. J., AND D. G. PETERSON. RECOVERY OF GOLD

  • Deposit

    FROM CARBONACEOUS ORES AT CARLIN, NEVADA. AIME TRANS.,

  • Deposit

    V. 254, 1974, P. 102.

  • Deposit

    HARDIE, B. S. CARLIN GOLD MINE, LYNN DISTRICT,

  • Deposit

    NEVADA. PAPER IN NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. REP. 13-A, 1966,

  • Deposit

    PP. 73-83.

  • Deposit

    HARRIS, M., AND A. S. RADTKE. STATISTICAL STUDY OF

  • Deposit

    SELECTED TRACE ELEMENTS WITH REFERENCE TO GEOLOGY AND

  • Deposit

    GENESIS OF THE CARLIN GOLD DEPOSIT, NEVADA. U.S. GEOL.

  • Deposit

    SURV. PROF. PAPER 960, 1976, 21 PP.

  • Deposit

    HAUSEN, D. M. FINE GOLD OCCURRENCES AT CARLIN,

  • Deposit

    NEVADA. PH.D. DISS., COLUMBIA UNIV., NEW YORK,

  • Deposit

    NY, 1967, 166 PP.

  • Deposit

    HAUSEN, D. M., AND P. F. KERR. FINE GOLD OCCURRENCE

  • Deposit

    AT CARLIN, NEVADA. CH. 46 IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED

  • Deposit

    STATES, 1933-1967, V. I (GRATON-SALES), NEW YORK,

  • Deposit

    AIME, 1968, PP. 909-940.

  • Deposit

    JACKSON, D. CARLIN GOLD, A NEWMONT MONEY GENERATOR KEEPS

  • Deposit

    ON RENEWING ITSELF AFTER SPARKING THE REBIRTH OF GOLD MINING

  • Deposit

    IN NEVADA. ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., V. 184, NO. 7, 1983,

  • Deposit

    PP. 38-43.

  • Deposit

    JONES, RICHARD B. CARLIN TREND GOLD BELT: THE GEOLOGY.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 1989, PP. 256-261.

  • Deposit

    MCBETH, J. D. MINING PRACTICE AT CARLIN GOLD MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANY. PAPER IN PROCEEDINGS FROM A SYMPOSIUM ON GOLD

  • Deposit

    (APR. 21-24, 1980, RENO, NV). UNIV. NV, RENO,

  • Deposit

    NV, 1980, 11 PP.

  • Deposit

    MCQUISTON, F. W., JR., AND R. W. HERNLUND. NEWMONT'S

  • Deposit

    CARLIN GOLD PROJECT. MIN. CONGR. J., V. 52,

  • Deposit

    NO. 11, 1965, P. 26, 30, 32, 38-39.

  • Deposit

    MORRISON-KNUDSEN COMPANY, INC., CARLIN, BLUE STAR, MAGGIE

  • Deposit

    CREEK, BOOTSTRAP, GOLD QUARRY AND RAIN DEPOSITS, CARLIN GOLD

  • Deposit

    MINING COMPANY, CARLIN, NEVADA. BUMINES, MINE/DEPOSIT FILE

  • Deposit

    REPORT, USBM CONTRACT NO.: S0221028, MAFO FIELD OFFICE,

  • Deposit

    DENVER, COLORADO, DECEMBER, 1983.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION (RENO). CARLIN GOLD MINING

  • Deposit

    CO. TOUR 1, NV MIN. ASSOC. CONFERENCE ELKO, NEVADA,

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER 7, 1984, 9 PP.

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY. ANNUAL REPORT 1987-90, 1988-91.

  • Deposit

    NOBLE, L. L., AND A. S. RADTKE. GEOLOGY OF THE

  • Deposit

    CARLIN DISSEMINATED REPLACEMENT GOLD DEPOSIT, NEVADA.

  • Deposit

    PAPER IN GUIDEBOOK TO MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CENTRAL GREAT

  • Deposit

    BASIN. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. REP. 32, 1978,

  • Deposit

    PP. 40-44.

  • Deposit

    PIZARRO, R., J. D. MCBETH, AND G. M. POTTER. HEAP

  • Deposit

    LEACHING PRACTICE AT THE CARLIN GOLD MINING COMPANY,

  • Deposit

    CARLIN, NEVADA. PAPER IN SOLUTION MINING

  • Deposit

    SYMPOSIUM, 1974. PROC. OF A SYMP., 103RD AIME ANNU.

  • Deposit

    MEETING, DALLAS, TX, FEB. 25-27, 1974, PP. 253-267.

  • Deposit

    RADTKE, A. S. PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CARLIN

  • Deposit

    GOLD MINE, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. MISC.

  • Deposit

    FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-537, 1973, SCALE 1:3,600.

  • Deposit

    RADTKE, A. S. GEOLOGY OF THE CARLIN GOLD DEPOSIT,

  • Deposit

    NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. OFR 81-97, 1981, 154 PP.

  • Deposit

    RADTKE, A. S. GEOLOGY OF THE CARLIN GOLD DEPOSIT, NEVADA.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1267, 1985, 120 PP

  • Deposit

    RADTKE, A. S., R. O. RYE, AND F. W. DICKSON. GEOLOGY

  • Deposit

    AND STABLE ISOTOPE STUDIES OF THE CARLIN GOLD DEPOSIT,

  • Deposit

    NEVADA. ECON. GEOL. AND BULL. SOC. ECON. GEOL.,

  • Deposit

    NO. 5, 1980, PP. 641-672.

  • Deposit

    RADTKE, A. S., AND B. J. SCHEINER. STUDIES OF

  • Deposit

    HYDROTHERMAL GOLD DEPOSITION (I). CARLIN GOLD DEPOSIT,

  • Deposit

    NEVADA: THE ROLE OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS IN GOLD

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITION. ECON. GEOL. AND BULL. SOC. ECON. GEOL.

  • Deposit

    RAINS, G. L., AND OTHERS, EDS. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF

  • Deposit

    THE GREAT BASIN. SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS SPONSORED BY THE

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA AND THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL

  • Deposit

    SURVEY. GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, VOL 1 & 2, APRIL 1-5,

  • Deposit

    1990, 1257 PP.

  • Deposit

    SHANLEY, F. E. A GEOLOGIC AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF

  • Deposit

    FORMATION, CARLIN GOLD MINE, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA. CO

  • Deposit

    SCHOOL OF MINES Q., V. 64, NO. 1, 1969, PP. 49-66.

  • Deposit

    SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS. CARLIN TREND. SEG

  • Deposit

    NEWSLETTER. OCTOBER, 1990, PP. 15.

  • Deposit

    SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS. CARLIN GOLD MINING COMPANY,

  • Deposit

    CARLIN NEVADA. PAPER IN PRIMARY CRUSHING PLANT DESIGN.

  • Deposit

    SME-AIME, NEW YORK, NY, 1978, PP. 195-197.

  • Deposit

    SPORLEDER, L. E. NEWMONT: NEW PROJECTS, NEW METHODS, NEW

  • Deposit

    MINES. ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JAN. 1989, 23 PP.

  • Deposit

    THORSTAD, LINDA E. CARLIN TREND GOLD BELT: THE PRODUCER.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, OCTOBER, 1989, PP. 263-267.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINERAL ACTIVITY REPORT. JANUARY 1990, PP. 17.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-OCT-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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