Toiyabe Saddle

Plant in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10198055
MAS/MILS ID 0320150700
Record type Site
Current site name Toiyabe Saddle
Alternate or previous names Toiyabe Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -116.73983, 39.94711 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Little Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Simpson Park Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(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

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 047 N 024 E 18 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 173
USGS model code 26a.1
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Au
Mark3 model number 17

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -116.73983, 39.94711

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Leach
Milling method Leach-Solvent-Extract-Precipitation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Na Degerstom
    Home office Washington
    Year 1988

Production statistics

  • Year 1991
    Description Silver 6025 Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 187398.47g
  • Year 1991
    Description Gold 8954 Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 278500.56g

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED 24,761 OZ AU IN 1989.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 907000mt ore
    Total resources 907000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.37 g/mt Gold Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES DEPLETED. MINING CEASED 5-7-91. RECLAMATION SHOULD BE FINISHED IN 92.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-SEP-96 Spear, James M. 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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