| Deposit ID | 10173604 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320119002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Newmont Carlin Mill #2 |
| Alternate or previous names | Carlin Mill |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.21482, 40.78461 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Schroeder Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 034 N | 051 E | 35 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Mercury | Secondary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -116.21482, 40.78461 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1985 |
| Year of first production | 1985 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Hydromet |
| Milling method | Heap Leach-Carbon Column-Merrill-Crowe |
| District name | Carlin Trend |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Newmont Gold Co. (Newmont Mining Corp.) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carlin Gold Mining Co. |
| ID | 2600815 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320119002 |
HARDIE, B. S., 1966, CARLIN GOLD MINE, LYNN DISTRICT,
NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES REPORT 13, P. 73-83.
NOBLE, L. C., AND RADKE, A. S., 1978, GEOLOGY OF THE CARLIN
DISSEMINATED REPLACEMENT GOLD DEPOSIT, NEVADA: NEV.
BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. REPORT 32, P. 40-44.
U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1983, MINE/DEPOSIT FILE REPORT, CARLIN,
BLUE STAR. MAGGIE CREEK, BOOTSTRAP, GOLD QUARRY, AND RAIN
DEPOSITS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT NO. 50221028.
SMITH, G. C., 1985, SELECTIVE MINING AND GOOD GRADE CONTROL
ARE KEY TO CARLIN GOLD'S SUCCESS: MINING ENGINEERING,
NOVEMBER, P. 1293-1296.
ROBERTS, R. J., 1986, THE CARLIN STORY: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND
GEOL. REPORT 40, P. 71-80.
NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY, 1995 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 3-5.
NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY, 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 3-5.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CARLIN MILL #2 WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1985 AND LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE GOLD QUARRY OPEN PIT MINE. PROTIONS OF THIS MILL WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE REFRACTORY ORE TREATMENT PLANT, PLANT #6, IN MAY OF 1994. MILS LAT/LONG ARE APPROXIMATE FOR THE GOLD QUARRY PIT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-OCT-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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