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Freeport Gold Mill

Past Producer in Elko 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149603
MAS/MILS ID 0320079014
Record type Site
Current site name Freeport Gold Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -115.98842, 41.4055 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

California Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Double Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 041 N 053 E 34 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -115.98842, 41.4055
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1980

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Freeport Gold Co.
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1980
    First year 1981
    Last year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1980, P. 19.

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1981, P. 18.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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