| Deposit ID | 10271015 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320090733 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boss Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.64403, 38.07824 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Devils Gate(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern 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 | Esmeralda |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 002 N | 038 E | 04 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -117.64403, 38.07824 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Milling method | Heap Leach-Carbon Column-Merrill-Crowe |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Leader Mining International Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1994 |
| First year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Leader Mining Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1995 |
| Last year | 1995 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ebco Enterprises |
| ID | 2602002 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wes Construction |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 578000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 578000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320090733 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2602002 |
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING
COMPANIES, P310.
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
COMPANIES, P233.
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPE. PUB. 10, 1990,
P21.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-DEC-96 | 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 12/17/1990 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2602002 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Boss |
| Current operator | Falcon Explorations |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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