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Maggie Creek

Plant in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10125143
MAS/MILS ID 0320110182
Record type Site
Current site name Maggie Creek
Alternate or previous names Ore Body Namesto Follow, West, Main

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.51623, 40.7832 (WGS84)
Elevation 1770
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheep Creek Range SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle 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 Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 034 N 051 E 34 SESE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Chert Unknown
Clay Unknown
Gold Unknown
Illite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Montmorillonite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.51623, 40.7832
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 40M
    Length 730M
    Width 120M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Type of Orebody #3 STRATIFORM
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 ADV ARGILLIC
    Date of Last Modification 850830
  • Thickness 40M
    Length 120M
    Width 120M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    Date of Last Modification 850830

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1930
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Year of first production 1932
Plant type Agglomeration
Plant subcategory Ion Exchange-Electrowin
Milling method Leach-Solvent-Extract-Precipitation

Mining district

District name Maggie Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Newmont Gold Co. (Newmont Mining Corp.)
    ID 2601635
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1995

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Description Dore Bullion 950 Fine. (1983).

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 2089999mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.14 g/mt Gold Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 2260000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.3 g/mt Gold Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Measured 3606000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3606000mt ore
    Total resources 3606000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.71 g/mt Gold Major 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    435. MINING JOURNAL (LONDON). NEW GOLD HORIZONS.

  • Reserve-Resource

    V. 300, NO. 7702, 1983, PP. 201-202.

  • Reserve-Resource

    511. NEWMONT MINING CORP. ANNUAL REPORT, 1983. 1984,

  • Deposit

    BAGBY, W. C. SEDIMENT-HOSTED DISSEMINATED GOLD

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: A REVIEW OF THEIR GEOLOGIC

  • Deposit

    CHARACTERISITCS. ABSTR. NO. 33,496 IN ABSTRACTS WITH

  • Deposit

    PROGRAMS, 1984. 97TH ANNU. MEETING, GEOL. SOC. AM.,

  • Deposit

    NOVEMBER. 5-8, 1984, RENO, NV, P. 434.

  • Deposit

    BLOOMSTEIN, E. I. AMMONIA ALTERATION IS A

  • Deposit

    GEOCHEMICAL LINK IN GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE CARLIN-MIDAS

  • Deposit

    BELT. ABSTR. IN EXPLORATION FOR ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTH

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN CORDILLERA. SYMP. OF ASSOC. EXPL. GEOCHEM., RENO,

  • Deposit

    NV, MARCH 25-28, 1984, PP. 27.

  • Deposit

    CLISBY, H. NEVADA'A PRECIOUS METALS PICTURE LOOKING

  • Deposit

    BETTER ALL THE TIME. BIG SKY PAYDIRT (BISBEE, AZ),

  • Deposit

    NO. 36, SEPT. 1983, PP. 21A-25A.

  • Deposit

    EKBURG, C. GEOCHEMISTRY AND ALTERATION STUDIES AT

  • Deposit

    CARLIN GOLD'S MAGGIE CREEK DEPOSIT. ABSTR. IN EXPLORATION

  • Deposit

    FOR ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA. SYMP.

  • Deposit

    OF ASSOC. EXPL. GEOCHEM., RENO, NV, MAR. 25-28, 1984,

  • Deposit

    PP. 32-33.

  • Deposit

    EVANS, J. G., AND L. D. CRESS. PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC

  • Deposit

    MAP OF THE SCHROEDER MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, NEVADA. U.S.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. SURV. MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-324, 1972,

  • Deposit

    SCALE 1:24,000.

  • Deposit

    JACKSON, C. F., AND E. D. GARDNER. CARLIN GOLD, A

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT MONEY GENERATOR KEEPS ON RENEWING ITSELF AFTER

  • Deposit

    SPARKING THE REBIRTH OF GOLD MINING IN NEVADA. ENG. AND

  • Deposit

    MIN. J., V. 184, NO. 7, 1983, PP. 38-43.

  • Deposit

    MCBETH, J. D. MINING PRACTICE AT CARLIN GOLD MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANY. PAPER IN PROCEEDINGS FROM A SYMPOSIUM ON GOLD

  • Deposit

    (APR. 21-24, 1980, RENO, NV). UNIV. NV, RENO,

  • Deposit

    NV, 1980, 11 PP.

  • Deposit

    MCCLELLAND, G. E., D. L. POOL, AND J. A. EISELE.

  • Deposit

    AGGLOMERATION- HEAP LEACHING OPERATIONS IN THE PRECIOUS

  • Deposit

    METALS INDUSTRY. BUMINES IC 8945, 1983, PP. 10-16.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL (LONDON). NEW GOLD HORIZONS.

  • Deposit

    V. 300, NO. 7702, 1983, PP. 201-202.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION (RENO). CARLIN GOLD MINING

  • Deposit

    CO. TOUR 1, NV MIN. ASSOC. CONFERENCE ELKO, NEVADA,

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER 7, 1984, 9 PP.

  • Deposit

    CO.-MAGGIE CREEK HEAP LEACH FACILITIES. TOUR 1, NV MIN.

  • Deposit

    ASSOC. CONF., ELKO, NV, SEPT. 7, 1984, 15 PP.

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT MINING CORP. ANNUAL REPORT, 1983. 1984,

  • Deposit

    P. 9, 22, 23.

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R. J., K. M. MONTGOMERY, AND R. E. LEHNER.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA. NV

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 64, 1967, 152 PP.

  • Deposit

    STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982. DEP. IND. RELATIONS, NV

  • Deposit

    DIV. MINE INSP., 1983, 60 PP.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING (SAN FRANCISCO) NEWMONT WILL INCREASE

  • Deposit

    GOLD PRODUCTION WITH MAGGIE CREEK ORE. V. 34, NO. 1, 1981,

  • Deposit

    PP. 47-48.

  • Deposit

    EPLER, BILL. CARLIN DEDICATES NEW NEVADA MINE AND MILL.

  • Deposit

    INTERMOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, SEPT., 1985, P. 6A-8A.

  • Deposit

    EKBURG, C. E., AND J. C. ROTA. DISCOVERY AND GENERAL

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD QUARRY DEPOSIT, EUREKA COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    NEVADA. SOC. MINING ENGINEERS, PREPRINT NO. 87-85,

  • Deposit

    10 P.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS, D. N. CARLIN GOLD MINING CO.'S OPERATION AND

  • Deposit

    AND GOLD QUARRY PROJECT. SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, NOV.

  • Deposit

    24, 1984, P. 4-8.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. MINE/DEPOSIT FILE REPORT, CARLIN, BLUE

  • Deposit

    STAR, MAGGIE CREEK, BOOTSTRAP, GOLD QUARRY, AND REIN

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, CARLIN GOLD MINING CO., CARLIN, NV. DRAFT

  • Deposit

    REPORT, CONTRACT 50221028.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEC 4, T 34N, R 51E. SEE CARLIN OPERATIONS - NOW PART OF GOLD QUARRY MINE. DEPOSIT EVALUATED AS PART OF THE OVERALL CARLIN OPERATIONS -- SEQ.NO. 0320110132. PROPERTY ORE RESERVES DEPLETED. MILL: CARLIN MILL; AGGITATED CYANIDE LEACH, CCD, MERRILL- CROWE ZN PPT; LEACHING. ON SITE CYANIDE AGGLOMERATION, CYANIDE HEAP LEACH, CARBON ADSORPTION, ELECTROLYSIS, SMELTING, LEACH GRADE 2300 MT/D; MILL GRADE 1040 MT/D. PRODUCTION: ANNUAL PROD. 450,000 MT LEACHING MATERIAL AND 220,000 MT MILLING MATERIAL. ANTICIPATED END OF PROD., 1986 OPEN PIT; 15,000 MT/D ORE AND WASTE, COMMENCED MINING 7/80. MAGGIE CREEK DEPOSIT ADJOINS GOLD QUARRY PROPERTY. FIRST SET OF DIMENSIONS FOR MAIN ORE BODY, SECOND SET FOR WEST ORE BODY.
Environmental Factors FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DATA, SEE GOLD QUARRY, SEQ NO 0320110219.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-NOV-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 01/09/1985
MSHA mine ID2601635
Mine name (MSHA)Maggie Creek Pit
Current operatorCarlin Gold Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Newmont Corporation
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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