Newmont Carlin Mill #1

Plant in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149873
MAS/MILS ID 0320119008
Record type Site
Current site name Newmont Carlin Mill #1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -116.31763, 40.8999 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rodeo Creek NE(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 031 N 053 E 04 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -116.31763, 40.8999

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1965
Year of first production 1965
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Heap Leach-Carbon Column-Merrill-Crowe

Mining district

District name Carlin Trend

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Newmont Gold Co. (Newmont Mining Corp.)
    ID 2600500
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1996
    First year 1965

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 35.

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1992, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1991, P. 33.

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY, 1995 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 3, 4, 5.

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY, 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 3, 4, 5.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS MILL COMMISSIONED IN 1965 TO TREAT ORE FROM THE CARLIN, GENESIS AND POST MINES, WAS CLOSED IN THE FALL OF 1994. EXACT LOCATION OF MILL UNKNOWN; POSSIBLY LOCATED NEAR THE ORIGINAL CARLIN OPEN PIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-MAY-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 02/13/1990
MSHA mine ID2600500
Mine name (MSHA)South Area
Current operatorNevada Gold Mines LLC
Current controller (parent)Barrick Nevada Holding LLC; Newmont USA Limited
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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