| Deposit ID | 10295401 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320070203 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ken Snyder Minerex-Grande Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Midas Mine, Midas Project, Midas Joint Venture, Rex Grande Zone, Acme Zone, Reco No. 2 Claim, Gold Circle Group, Rex-Grande Deposit |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.80095, 41.24989 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1817 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Midas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rock(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 039 N | 046 E | 21 | C NESW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Town (1) | -116.80095, 41.24989 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1994 |
| Year of first production | 1997 |
| District name | Midas |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Franco-Nevada Mining Corp. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Euro-Nevada Mining Corp. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1992 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 11794000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 11794000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1900000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1900000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1900000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 997900mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 997900mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 1632900mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1632900mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320070203 |
AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK'S 1996, PP. 95, 96, 104; 1997, PP.
106, 107, 108, 116, 117.
THE MINING RECORD, VOL 106, #45, 11/08/95, P3.
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
COMPANIES, P258.
THE DAILY PROSPECTOR, JANUARY 23, 1997, NORTH AMERICA,
"FRANCO-NEVADA, P1.
THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL. 82, #48, 1/27/97, PP. 1, 2.
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES, BUL. 12, 1931, PP. 16-18, PL1.
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES, BUL. 54, 1957, P71.
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES, BUL. 81, 1973, P45.
FRANCO-NEVADA MINING CORP. LTD. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, PP.7, 8.
THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 106, #45, 11/08/95, P3.
THE MINING JOURNAL, JULY 5, 1996, P5.
THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #36, 09/04/96, P3.
THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #49, 12/04/96, P3.
THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 3, 1996, P B9.
FRANCO-NEVADA MINING CORP. LTD., 1996, ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 7-
9, & CENTER MAP.
EURO-NEVADA MINING CORP. LTD., 1996, ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 7,
26-28, CENTER SECTION MAPS, PP. 23, 24, 25.
THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL., 82, #48, 1/27/97, PP 1, 2.
THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 108, #5, 1/29/97, PP. 10, 11.
THE NORTHERN MINER, 6-2-97, P.C5-6.
THE NORTHERN MINER, 7-7-97, P.1,14.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROPERTY COVERS 24,400 ACRES & IS NEAR THE TOWN OF MIDAS, ELKO CT. NEVADA. IT SURROUNDS THE MIDAS MINE (ROMARCO NEVADA INC.) MAS SEQ #0320071138; MAY INCLUDE THE PAST PRODUCER, ELKO PRINCE MINE MAS SEQ #0320070900; AND POSSIBLY THE REX MINE MAS SEQ #0320070197 IT IS IN THE HISTORIC MIDAS MINING DISTRIC, WHICH HAS PRODUCED 300,000 OZ OF GOLD AND 3 MILLION OZ SILVER. THE MIDAS MINING DISTRIC IS AT THE JUNCTION OF NORTH CARLIN & GETCHELL GOLD TRENDS. MAY 1999 IS THE PRODUCTION START DATE. 6-2-97: DEVELOPMENT HAS BEGUN ON THE PROPERTY AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION IS 2 YRS AWAY. MINING WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY BOTH LONGHOLE AND SHRINKAGE STOPING, FOLLOWED BY ROCKFILLING. ANNUAL PRODUCTION FORECAST IS 232,558 OZ AU AND 2.9 MILLION OZ AG. MOREOVER,EXPLORATION AND INFILL DRILLING CONTINUE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-JUL-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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