| Deposit ID | 10285173 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W024008 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060291321 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rand Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Baltic 0060291248, Yellow Aster 0060290374 |
| Related records | 10110771, 10285403 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.65089, 35.34999 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1200 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kern(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Johannesburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cuddeback Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Coyote-Cuddeback Lakes(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 | 030 N | 040 E | 02 | SE | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.65089, 35.34999 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1896 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1987 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Milling method | Heap Leach-Electrowin |
| District name | Randsburg |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Glamis Gold Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rand Gold Mining Co. |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1996 |
| Year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Gold Production (Fy93) (07/92-06/93) 49888 Tr Oz/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Gold Production (Fy94) (07/93-06/94) 81134 Tr Oz/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Gold Production (Fy95) (07/94-06/95) 76272 Tr Oz/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Mined Fy 1995 @ 0,025 Opt 3224600 St Ore |
| Year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Gold Production 07/95 To 12/95 29814 Tr Oz/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Gold Production (Total Year 1995) 67950 Tr Oz/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Gold Production 01/95 To 06/95 Est 38136 Tr Oz/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Mined Total 1996 @ 0.018 Opt 8840600 St Ore |
| Year | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Gold Production Total 1996 85762 Tr Oz/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 50095000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 3545000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 53640000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 53640000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 46326000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 16821000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 63147000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060291321 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W024008 | MAS references MRDS |
GLAMIS GOLD, LTD., 07/95 - 12/95 FORM 10-K, P10.
GLAMIS GOLD, LTD., 07/95 - 12/95 FORM 10-K, P26.
GLAMIS GOLD, LTD., 07/95 - 12/95 FORM 10-K, P12.
GLAMIS GOLD, LTD., NEW RELEASE, OCT. 11, 1996, P2.
GLAMIS GOLD, LTD., 1996 FORM 10-K, PP. 13, 30-31.
GLAMIS GOLD, LTD., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, INSERT.
GLAMIS GOLD, LTD., 07/95 - 12/95 FORM 10-K.
GLAMIS GLOD, LTD., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, BACK OF FRONT COVER,
& PP. 10-13.
AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P108.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-OCT-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 12/17/2007 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0404752 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Rand Mine |
| Current operator | Glamis Rand Mining Co |
| Current controller (parent) | Glamis Gold Ltd |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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