| Deposit ID | 10212154 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W023690 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060250242 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cargo Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Cargo Muchacho Mine, Cargo Muchacho, American Girl Mine Jv |
| Related records | 10076593 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.77969, 32.83428 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 219 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Imperial(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ogilby(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Yuma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
El Centro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salton Sea(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Imperial |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 015 S | 021 E | 29 | CN 1/2 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -114.77969, 32.83428 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Combined Methods |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Hydromet |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Cargo Muchacho |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Girl Mining Joint Venture (Mk Gold Co./Hecla Mining Co.) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Eastmaque Gold Mines Ltd. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Morrison-Knudsen Corp. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1992 |
| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Gold 74670 Oz | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 6291384mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6291384mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060250242 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W023690 | MAS references MRDS |
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND
MINING COMPANIES.
AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996.
CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 38, 1942, P. 117.
CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 7, 1977, P. 49.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS FORMER OPERATION IS NOW PART OF THE AMERICAN GIRL MINE JV, WHICH COVERS 11000 ACRES IN THE CARGO MUCHACHO MT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-MAY-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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