| Deposit ID | 10125382 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320190218 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santiago Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Comstock, Haywood, Haywood-Santiago, Consolidated Santiago Mine |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.656, 39.2538 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1682 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lyon(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virginia City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Carson(hydrologic unit)
Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lyon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 016 N | 021 E | 17 | NW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Pit (1) | -119.656, 39.2538 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1984 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Milling method | Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Comstock Gold Exploration Ventures |
| ID | 2601675 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Gold 2060 Troy Oz. Au | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320190218 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601675 |
REA GOLD CORPORATION, ANNUAL REPORT 1992-1993. NOT AVAILABLE
NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 15, 1932, P. 18-19.
STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE
DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982. COMPILED BY DIVISION OF MINE
OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, P. 47.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-DEC-96 | Gosling | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 04/04/1995 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601675 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Oliver Hills Leach Facility |
| Current operator | Oliver Hills Mining Company Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | B M R Gold Corp |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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