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Olinghouse

Plant in Washoe county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10198320
MRDS ID 2602132
MAS/MILS ID 0320310096
Record type Site
Current site name Olinghouse
Alternate or previous names Olinghouse Canyon Placers, Olinghouse Gold Property, Olinghouse Canyon Placer, Lower Olinghouse Mine ?, Green Hill-Payback, Deep West Extension, Gold Chain, North Extension

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.4177, 39.64849 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washoe(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Olinghouse(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pyramid-Winnemucca Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 021 N 023 E 33 NE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.4177, 39.64849
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1993
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Leach
Milling method Heap Leach-Electrowin

Mining district

District name Olinghouse (White Horse) District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Alta Gold Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1995
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Phelps Dodge Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1995
    Last year 1994
  • Type Operator
    Owner Oraco
    ID 2601736
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner New Gold, Inc
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Vaughan Construction
    Year 1991

Comments on the ownership information

  • ALTA GOLD CO. PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY FROM PHELPS DODGE, 07/94.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Measured 6020000mt ore
    Demonstrated 6020000mt ore
    Total resources 6020000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.9 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 8759000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.23 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 8800000mt ore
    Total resources 8800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.23 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 20639000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.99 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROVEN + PROBABLE ORE RESERVES, 12/31/96:
  • NO BACK UP DATA OR SOURCE FOR R-REC 1.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHEN MINER, JULY, 29, 1996, P 19.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ALTA GOLD CO., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 4, 11.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1356, 1973, P. 89.

  • Deposit

    NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 70, 1969, P. 75-76.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS, DIRECTORY OF MINE OPERATIONS

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982. COMPILED BY DIVISION

  • Deposit

    OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, 60P.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, 1995/96, PP. 1, 2, 28, 29.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL, MINES DIRECTORY, 1996/1997, US MINES AND MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, PP. 263, 264.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P17.

  • Deposit

    ALTA GOLD CO. NEWS RELEASE, 07/11/95, 08/24/95, 01/16/96,

  • Deposit

    04/09/96, 07/16/96.

  • Deposit

    "ALTA GOLD CO. EXPANDS LAND POSITION AT OLINGHOUSE BY MORE

  • Deposit

    THAN 50 PERCENT." POINT CAST BUSINESS WIRE, 4-30-97.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, OCT., 26, 1996, P10.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, SEPT., 4, 1996, P15.

  • Deposit

    THE DAILY PROSPECTOR, NEWS RELEASE, OCT 19-21, 1996, P1.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, V 86, #19, MAY 10, 1997, P11.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 6-2-97, P. B1-2.

  • Deposit

    SOUTHWESTERN PAYDIRT, #697, JULY 1997, P17.

  • Deposit

    ALTA GOLD CO. NEWS RELEASE, 04/09/96, PP. 1 - 3.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, AUG., 96, V82, #25, P15.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MSHA MINES ID #2601736 IS FOR A COMPANY BY THE NAME OF ORACO. ESTIMATED LIFE OF MINE IS 12 YEARS. ALTA GOLD ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS INCREASED ITS LAND POSITION BY MORE THAN 50% FROM APPROX. 4300 ACRES TO MORE THAN 6700 ACRES. MINEABLE AU RESERVES ARE 662,200 OZ. THE COMPANY IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF PERMITTING THE INITIAL MINE AT OLINGHOUSE. OPERATIONS ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THIS SUMMER (1997) AND AU PRODUCTION AT AN ANNUALIZED RATE OF 120,000 OZ/YEAR IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER (5-97).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-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)

StatusAbandoned since 09/01/1989
MSHA mine ID2601736
Mine name (MSHA)Olinghouse Mine
Current operatorCliff Resources Inc-Green Hill Mining Venture
Current controller (parent)Bates James
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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