Goldfield Mill

Plant in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149589
MAS/MILS ID 0320099018
Record type Site
Current site name Goldfield Mill
Alternate or previous names Goldfield Mine 0320090415, Goldfield Vector 0320090727, Goldfield Geochen 0320090744, Columbia 0320090273, Columbia Mt. Alunite 0320090030, Columbia Mtn. West Tunnel, Columbia Mtn. East Tunnel

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -117.21621, 37.70685 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ralston-Stone Cabin Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003 S 042 E 01 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -117.21621, 37.70685

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1993
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Ion Exchange-Electrowin
Milling method Leach-Ion Exchange

Mining district

District name Goldfield District

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner American Resources Corp. (Afil Of Apm, Ltd)
    Interest 78
    Home office California
    Year 1995
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner American Pacific Minerals, Ltd. (Apm, Ltd)
    Interest 22
    Home office California
    Year 1995
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Red Rock Mining (U. S. A.), Inc. (Sub Of Apm, Ltd)
    ID 2602079
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1995
    First year 1991
    Last year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1994
    Description Ore Cap. 950000 St/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1047195.45mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 33.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL, 1994/1995, MINES DIRECTORY, US MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P326.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL, 1996/1997, MINES DIRECTORY, US MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P248.

  • Deposit

    1995/96, NEVADA MINES DIRECOTRY, PP. 3, 22, 23.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, PP. 23, 202.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, APRIL, 29, 1994, P310, "GOLDFIELD

  • Deposit

    OUTPUT ON SCHEDULE".

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROCESSING PLANT FOR AMERICAN PACIFIC MINERALS LTD, GOLDFIELD MINE. (0320090415). STAT-UP, 1992 PROCESSING COLUMBIA MILL TAILINGS. ALSO MAY BE RELATED TO USGS ID #M030066 SEE ALT. NAMES TABLE FOR POSSIBLE RELEATED PROPERTIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-JUL-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.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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