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Paradise Peak / Ketchup Flat Pits

Plant in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10198457
MRDS ID M042771
MAS/MILS ID 0320230737
Record type Site
Current site name Paradise Peak / Ketchup Flat Pits
Alternate or previous names Paradise Peak Project, Paradise Peak Mine, Sullivan/Paradise Peak, Fmc Corp Goose Claims, Ketchup Flats, Paradise Peak, Goose Claim
Related records 10037787

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -117.96814, 38.74992 (WGS84)
Elevation 1610
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Granny Goose Well(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gabbs Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 010 N 036 E 04 SESE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Acanthite Unknown
Cerargyrite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -117.96814, 38.74992
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 120M
    Length 430M
    Width 180M
    Area 143HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 143
    Date of Last Modification 970501

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1982
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1986
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Heap Leach-Carbon Column-Merrill-Crowe

Mining district

District name Fairplay

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Arimetco International, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1996
    First year 1995
  • Type Operator
    Owner Arimetco Paradise Peak Corp.
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1996
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Fmc Gold Co. (Fmc Corp.) (2% Nsr On Par Pk)
    ID 2670092
    Interest 100
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1996
    First year 1987
    Last year 1995
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Fmc Gold Co. (Fmc Corp.)
    ID 2670092
    Interest 100
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1996
    Last year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • ARIMETCO INTER. INC. PURCHASED 100% OF FMC PARADISE PEAK CORP. IN OCT/95. FOR US$M4.0, SEE BIBLIOG REF, 066-067.

Production statistics

  • Year 1986
    Description Dore' 96pct Ag, 3.5pct Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4wt-pct
    Trace Silver Silver 96wt-pct
  • Year 1991
    Description Gold 182000 Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5660833.54g
  • Year 1991
    Description Silver 2261000 Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 70324970.54g
  • Year 1991
    Description Mercury 164000 Lb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Mercury Mercury 74389.14mt

Comments on the production information

  • MILLING ORE. 1988 AU PROD.= 160,000 OZ. 1989 PROD. = 228,000 OZ. AU FROM MILLING 1,636,000 MT ORE. 1989 RESERVE = 887,000 OZ CONT. AU.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Demonstrated 6300000mt ore
    Total resources 6300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.22 g/mt Gold Major 1987
    Silver Ag 165.9 g/mt Silver Minor 1987
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 10400000mt ore
    Total resources 10400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.54 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Silver Ag 31.51 g/mt Silver Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 4536000mt ore
    Total resources 4536000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.754 g/mt Gold Major 1996
    Silver Ag 6.857 g/mt Silver Minor 1996

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO REFERENCE FOR R-REC #2, DATA SAME AS ADIT, DATE IS 1993. BY THEN ORE BODY WAS SUPOSEED TO BE DEPLETED. COULD THIS BE ORE FORM THE SULLIVAN ORE BODY?

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 17HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 50
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 0
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 4.6
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 3630
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 6.08
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1987

Comments on the workings information

  • THE NUMBERS GIVEN HERE INCLUDE DATA FOR KETCHUP FLATS PROPERTY. A LIST SHOWING CHEMICALS ADDED WAS ATTACHED TO RETURNED WORKSHEET. THERE ARE NO NATURALLY OCCURRING DETRIMENTAL COMPOUNDS IN THE WASTE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

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

  • Ownership

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 72.

  • Ownership

    ARIMETCO INT'L INC. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT. PP. 8,9

  • Ownership

    SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT. DECEMBER, 1995. P. 13A.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 3, 1996, P B4.

  • Deposit

    THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. FMC FINDS DEPOSITS OF GOLD AND

  • Deposit

    SILVER ORE. V. CX, NO. 11, JAN. 17, 1984, P. 39.

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMEN

  • Deposit

    PARADISE PEAK PROJECT, DECEMBER 1984.

  • Deposit

    BUTER, L.J. & D.J. COLLINS. PARADISE PAK PRECIOUS

  • Deposit

    METALS MILL BEGINS PRODUCTION AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND UNDER

  • Deposit

    BUDGET. MINING ENGINEERING, DECEMBER 1986, PP 1102-1104.

  • Deposit

    DAYTON, S.H. A MODEL MINE AND PLANT FOR PARADISE PEAK

  • Deposit

    E&MJ, FEBRURARY 1987, P 18-24.

  • Deposit

    FMC CORPORATION. PLAN OF OPERATION FOR THE PARADISE

  • Deposit

    PEAK PROJECT, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA, SUBMITTED TO BLM TONOPAH

  • Deposit

    RESOURCE AREA HEADQUARTERS, JUNE 20, 1984, 24PP.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION. PROSPECTORS, FMC MAKE NEVADA

  • Deposit

    GOLD-SILVER DISCOVERY. BULLETIN+ WINTER 1983-1984, PP. 2-3.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. PARADISE PEAK ON SCHEDULE. NOVERMBER 29

  • Deposit

    1985, PP. 414-5.

  • Deposit

    PAY DIRT. INTERMOUNTAIN EDITION. CONTRACT PROSPECTORS

  • Deposit

    LED TO FMC'S PARADISE PEAK DISCOVERY. APRIL 1984, P. 8A.

  • Deposit

    SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW. FMC APPOINTS MANAGEMENT TEAM

  • Deposit

    TEAM FOR PARADISE PAK GOLD PROJECT. FEBRUARY 2, 1985, P.3.

  • Deposit

    THOMASON, ROBERT E. GEOLOGY OF THE PARADISE PAK GOLD/

  • Deposit

    SILVER DEPOSIT NYE COUNTY, NEVADA. PRESENTED AT THE NORTHWES

  • Deposit

    MINING ASSOC. CONVENTION, SPOKANE, WA. DEC. 6, 1986.

  • Deposit

    THOMASON, ROBERT E. GEOLOGY OF THE PARADISE PEAK GOLD/

  • Deposit

    SILVER DEPOSIT NYE COUTNY, NEVADA IN PRECIOUS-METAL MINERAL-

  • Deposit

    IZATION IN THE HOT SPRINGS SYSTEMS, NEVADA-CALIFORNIA,

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT 41, 1986, P.90-92.

  • Deposit

    TONOPAH TIMES-BONZAZ. BLM APPROVES GABBS MINE PROJECT.

  • Deposit

    JANUARY 17, 1985.

  • Deposit

    VOYLES, SUSAN. BIG GOLD. SILVER DEPOSIT DISCOVERED NEAR

  • Deposit

    GABBS, IN RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL, JANUARY 17, 1984, P. 1A.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINES DIRECTORY, 1994/95, US MINES AND MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P341.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P274.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P102.

  • Deposit

    E & MJ, FEB. 1987, P20, 12 MILLION ST @ 0.097 TROZ/ST AU

  • Deposit

    OZ/ST AU, 3.53 TR 0Z/ST AG

  • Deposit

    RANDOL, MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P341.

  • Deposit

    1996, AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 3, 1996, PP. B3, B6.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PARADISE PEAK PITS RESERVES DEPLETED LATE 1993. HEAP LEACH STILL IN OPERATION; SITE UNDER RECLAIMATION TILL 1997. ARIMETCO INTERNATIONAL INC. WIIL USE MILL; HEAP LEACH PADS & MC PLANT TO PROCESS ORE FORM THE ADJACENT KETCHUP PIT AND THE SULLIVAN CU/AU/AG ORE BODY-2.2 MILES AWAY. THE SULLIVAN PROPERTY MAS FILE SEQ# 0320230303; ARIMETCO PLANS TO START UP THE KETCHUP PIT AT THE BEGINNING OF 1997. CLAIMS LOCATED IN SECTIONS 2,3,4,5,6,7,8. CLAIMS FIRST RECORDED STAKED IN DEC 1982. THE CLAIMS ARE CO-LOCATED WITH FINGER ROCK MERCURY PROSPECT, MAS SEQ# 0320230378: USBM IC 8252, P296; NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLITIN 50, P113.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-JUN-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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