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Baltic Mine

Plant in Kern county in California, 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. 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. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10285201
MRDS ID W023840
MAS/MILS ID 0060291248
Record type Site
Current site name Baltic Mine
Alternate or previous names Randsburg Gold Project, See the Rand Mine Mas 0060291321:, Baltic Project
Related records 10115252, 10076682

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -117.64009, 35.34999 (WGS84)
Elevation 1159
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Johannesburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cuddeback Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Coyote-Cuddeback Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

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

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030 S 040 E 01 C S2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -117.64009, 35.34999
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1990
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1993
Plant type Leach
Milling method Heap Leach-Electrowin

Mining district

District name Randsburg

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Glamis Gold Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
  • Type Operator
    Owner Rand Mining Co.
    ID 0404752
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1996
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Drx Inc
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1994
    Description Gold Production (Fy94) (07/93-06/94) 39837 T Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1239069.37g
  • Year 1995
    Description Gold Production (Fy95) (07/94-06/95) 45150 T Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1404322.16g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Inferred 3592452mt ore
    Total resources 3592452mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.61 g/mt Gold Major 1990
    Gold Au 1.34 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 18658000mt ore
    Total resources 18658000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.754 g/mt Gold Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Measured 18156000mt ore
    Indicated 1494000mt ore
    Demonstrated 19650000mt ore
    Total resources 19650000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.74 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Measured 21333000mt ore
    Indicated 917000mt ore
    Demonstrated 22250000mt ore
    Total resources 22250000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.79 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Measured 4977000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4977000mt ore
    Total resources 4977000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.99 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Indicated 82282mt ore
    Demonstrated 82282mt ore
    Total resources 82282mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.79 g/mt Gold Major 1996

Comments on other economic factors

  • HEAP LEACHING OPERATION. EXPECTED START OF PRODUCTION SOMETIME IN 1989 AT A LEVEL OF 38,000 OZ.AU/YR. 1988 RESERVE=ONLY 186,355

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    GLAMIS GOLD LTD., 06/30/95 FORM 10-K, P11.

  • Production

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1996-97, P.149.

  • Reserve-Resource

    *1993 ANNUAL REPORT

  • Reserve-Resource

    GLAMIS GOLD LTD., 06/30/94 FORM 10-K, PP. 12, 29.

  • Reserve-Resource

    GLAMIS GOLD LTD., 06/30/95 FORM 10-K, PP. 13, 31.

  • Reserve-Resource

    GLAMIS GOLD LTD. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, FRONT COVER.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1992/93.

  • Deposit

    ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ASSOC., 1992, BALTIC MINE PROJECT,

  • Deposit

    KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, DRAFT EIS/EIR.

  • Deposit

    GLAMIS GOLD LTD. 1992 ANNUAL REPORT. 1993, 28P.

  • Deposit

    ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES. RAND MINING COMPANY,

  • Deposit

    YELLOW ASTER MINE EXPANSION PROJECT. ENVIRONMENTAL

  • Deposit

    ASSESSMENT EA 065-90-116, 1990, 70PP.

  • Deposit

    BALTIC MINE PROJECT. AMENDED PLAN OF OPERATIONS. 1991, 38PP.

  • Deposit

    BALTIC MINE PROJECT. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT CA O65-

  • Deposit

    EIS-91-047,1992.

  • Deposit

    ELY, MARION F. MINING AND RECLAMATION PLAN, YELLOW ASTER

  • Deposit

    MINE. UNPUBL. RPT., 27PP. JUNE 1991.

  • Deposit

    FORBUSH, DAN. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, (MINE RESERVES),

  • Deposit

    AUGUST, 1993.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE BALTIC MINE CONSISTS OF THE BALTIC DEPOSIT & THE LAMONT EXTENSION, MAS SEQ# 0060291259; THE PROPERTY IS PART OF THE YELLOW ASTER MINE/BALTIC MINE DEVELOPMENT. SEE YELLOW ASTER MINE MAS SEQ#0060290374 FOR DETAILS. THIS MAS PROPERTY WILL CONTAIN DATA PRE 1995 (FY) FOR THE BALTIC MINE AND LAMONT EXTENSION PROPERTIES. POST FY 95 DATA WILL BE ENTERED INTO MAS SEQ# 0060291321 "RAND MINE" WHICH WILL CONTAIN THE COMBINED YELLOW ASTER + BALTIC MINE AND RELATED PROPERTY DATA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-MAY-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/17/2007
MSHA mine ID0404752
Mine name (MSHA)Rand Mine
Current operatorGlamis Rand Mining Co
Current controller (parent)Glamis Gold Ltd
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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