Cargo Mine

Plant in Imperial county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

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

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.77969, 32.83428 (WGS84)
Elevation 219
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Imperial

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 015 S 021 E 29 CN 1/2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.77969, 32.83428

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Cargo Muchacho

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • 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

Production statistics

  • Year 1991
    Description Gold 74670 Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2322496.92g

Comments on the production information

  • MILLING ORE AND HEAP LEACHING ORE. 1988 AU PRODUCTION = 37,500 OZ. 1988 AU RESERVE = 600,400 CONT. OZ. 1988 ORE CAPACITY =4,081 MT ORE/DAY X 300 D/YR =1,224,000 MT ORE/YR. ONLY TREATED 616,034 MT ORE AND PRODUCED 17,161 OZ. AU IN 1989.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 6291384mt ore
    Total resources 6291384mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.75 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND

  • Ownership

    MINING COMPANIES.

  • Ownership

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 38, 1942, P. 117.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 7, 1977, P. 49.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-MAY-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.

External references

Authoritative California resources

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