| Deposit ID | 10174374 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320319006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hog Ranch Mill |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.45522, 41.16237 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washoe(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Butte Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
High Rock Canyon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Smoke Creek Desert(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)
Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Washoe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 038 N | 022 E | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -119.45522, 41.16237 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1986 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Solvent Extraction-Electrowin |
| Milling method | Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin |
| District name | Leadville District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Mining Corp. |
| ID | 2601954 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1991 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320319006 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601954 |
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1990, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1989, P. 25.
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 85.
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT, 1995, DEPOSIT DATA BASE, #127.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-NOV-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/01/1996 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601954 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Western Hog Ranch Company |
| Current operator | Western Hog Ranch Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Westminer (Canada) Limited |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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