| Deposit ID | 10149197 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W016320 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320070297 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dexter Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Tuscarora Assoc Plant, Tuscarora Gold Mines J.V. |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.22343, 41.3121 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1856 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 039 N | 051 E | 03 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -116.22343, 41.3121 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Milling method | Leach-Precipitation |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Horizon Gold Corp. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Homestake Canada Ltd |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tuscarora Assoc |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1343000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1343000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 303600mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 303600mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 1646000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1646000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1646000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320070297 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W016320 | MAS references MRDS |
NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 25, 1936, P. 32-34.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 610, 1968, P. 175.
NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 54, 1957, P. 152, 163-165.
NOTE: THIS MINE HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY THE OPEN PIT OF THE
TUSCARORA MINE.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OLD UG MINE (DEXTER) HAS BEEN REMOVED BY THE OPEN PIT (TUSCA- RORA). OPERATIONS STOPPED MARCH 1990. SEE TUSCARORA MINE OPERATIONS SEQ #0320070968 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-SEP-96 | Spear, James M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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