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Newmont Carlin Mill #3

Plant in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10295651
MAS/MILS ID 0320079004
Record type Site
Current site name Newmont Carlin Mill #3

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -116.01201, 40.61551 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ravens Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032 N 053 E 33 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • MILS LAT/LONG IS APPROXIMATE FOR THE RAIN PIT AREA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -116.01201, 40.61551
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1988
Year of first production 1988
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Heap Leach-Carbon Column-Merrill-Crowe

Mining district

District name Carlin Trend

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Newmont Gold Co. (Newmont Mining Corp.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1996
    First year 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEWMOUNT GOLD COMPANY, 1995 FORM 10-K, PP. 3, 4, 5.

  • Deposit

    NEWMOUNT GOLD COMPANY, 1996 FORM 10-K, PP. 3, 4, 5.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILL #3 WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1988 TO TREAT ORE FROM THE RAIN OPEN PIT MINE. IT WAS DECOMMISSIONED IN LATE 1994 WHEN THE RAIN OPEN PIT ORE WAS DEPLETED. THE MILL RAN FOR 2 MONTHS IN 1995 AND AGAIN FOR 2 MONTHS IN 1996 TREATING RAIN UNDERGROUND ORE. CURRENTLY THE MILL IS OPERATED ON A BATCH BASIS IT OPERATED FOR 4 MONTHS IN 1996 AND IT IS SCHEDULED TO OPERATE FOR 2 MONTHS IN 1997.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-MAY-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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