| Deposit ID | 10295531 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320239013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Northumberland Plant |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.84872, 38.96183 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2636 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Northumberland Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Jefferson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Northern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 013 N | 046 E | 13 | SESESE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -116.84872, 38.96183 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| Year of first production | 1981 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Hydromet |
| Milling method | Leach-Solvent-Extract-Precipitation |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western States Minerals Corp. |
| ID | 2601661 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1990 |
| First year | 1990 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cyprus Northumberland Minerals Co. |
| Interest | 88 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1982 |
| First year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320239013 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601661 |
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATINS ACTIVE DURING 1977. NEVADA INDUSTRIAL
COMMISSION, JUNE 30, 1978, P. 44.
STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE
DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982. COMPLIED BY DIVISION OF MINE
INSPECTION, 1983, 60 PP.
UNPUBLISHED REPORT, AREAS OF DEVLEOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT
PART OF THE TOQUIMA RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS
TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CYPRUS MINING CO. PATENTED 63 FIVE ACRE (315 ACRES) MILLSITES AT THE MOUTH OF WEST NORTHUMBERLAND CANYON IN THE BIG SMOKEY VALLEY TO PROCESS HEAP LEACHABLE GOLD ORE. OPERATIONS WERE ACQUIRED BY WESTERN STATES MINING CORPORATION AND GOLD ORES WERE PROCESSED AT OR NEAR THE EAST EDGE OF THE OPEN PIT OPERATIONS NEAR THE CREST OF THE TOQUIMA RANGE, JUST EAST OF MT. GOODING. THIS PLANT AND PIT WERE IN RECLAMATION PHASE DURING THE SUMMER OF 1993 WHEN WE INVESTIGATED THIS AREA. SEE NORTHUMBERLAND MINE (0320230403) FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-MAR-95 | Schmauch, Steven W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 09/28/1995 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601661 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Northumberland |
| Current operator | Western States Minerals Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | W S Holding Corp |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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