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Round Mountain Mine

Plant in Nye 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. 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 10222395
MRDS ID W001574
MAS/MILS ID 0320230149
Record type Site
Current site name Round Mountain Mine
Alternate or previous names Round Mountain/Smoky Valley Mine, Smoky Valley Common Operation Mine, Smoky Valley Comm. Op. Mine & Mill, Sunnyside Pit, Southeast Pit, Round Mountain Mill 0320239011, Round Mountain Decline 0320230892, Round Mountain Placers 0320231099, Smoky Valley Claims 0320230560, Smoky Nos. 1-314 0320231124, Smokey Valley Common Operations
Related records 10247143, 60001588

Comments on the site names

  • PROPERTY INCLUDEDS: ROUND MOUNTAIN MILL; MSA SEQ 0320239011: AND MAY ALSO INCLUDED: ROUND MOUNTAIN DECLINE; 0320230892 ROUND MOUNTAIN PLACERS; 0320231099; SOMKY VALLEY CLAIMS; 0320230560; SMOKY NO3. 1-314 0320231124.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.08422, 38.70823 (WGS84)
Elevation 1920
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Round Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Big Smoky 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 044 E 19 SWSW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • GENERAL LOCATION: ABOUT 95 KM N OF TONOPAH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Adularia Unknown
Alunite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Electrum Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Realgar Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.08422, 38.70823
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 11487HA
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Total Surface Area (HA) 11487
    Date of Last Modification 960809

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1901
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1906
Plant type Leach
Milling method Heap Leach-Electrowin

Mining district

District name Round Mountain District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Round Mountain Gold Corp. (Sub Of Echo Bay Mines Ltd.)
    ID 2600503
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Echo Bay Mines Ltd (50% Owner Of Round Mt Gold Corp.)
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Homestake Mining Co. (25% Owner Of Round Mt Corp)
    Interest 25
    Home office California
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Bargold, Inc (Case, Pomeroy And Co.) (25% Owner Rd Mt)
    Interest 25
    Home office New York
    Year 1996

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Description Gold And Silver Bearing Ore 922000 Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1978
    Description Gold And Silver Bearing Ore 1451000 Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1979
    Description Gold And Silver Bearing Ore 1554000 Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1980
    Description Gold And Silver Bearing Ore 1972000 Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1981
    Description Gold And Silver Bearing Ore 2077000 Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1982
    Description Gold And Silver Bearing Ore 2840000 Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1983
    Description Gold And Silver Bearing Ore 3245000 Mt Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 3245000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Kilograms Of Gold Produced 2900 Kg Gold/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 2900000g
  • Year 1984
    Description Gold And Silver Bearing Ore 4150000 Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1984
    Description Kilograms Of Gold Produced 3760 Kg Gold/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 3760000g
  • Year 1985
    Description Ore Containing 1.279 G/Mt Au 4628000 Mt/Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 1g/mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Gold 138800 T Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4317163.16g
  • Year 1986
    Description Ore Processed @ 0.033 Oz/St 13326000 St Ore/Yr
  • Year 1986
    Description Gold Produced 167600 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5212943.41g
  • Year 1987
    Description Ore Processed @ 0.027 Oz/St 22352000 St Ore
  • Year 1987
    Description Gold Proeuced 190600 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5928323.47g
  • Year 1988
    Description Ore Processed @ 0.029 Oz/St 25804000 St Ore
  • Year 1988
    Description Gold Produced 233800 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7271993.85g
  • Year 1989
    Description Ore Processed @ 0.029 Oz/St 31290000 St Ore
  • Year 1989
    Description Gold Produced 318600 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9909569.04g
  • Year 1990
    Description Ore Processed @ 0.037 Oz/St 31074000 St Ore
  • Year 1990
    Description Gold Produced 241600 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7514601g
  • Year 1991
    Description Ore Processed @ 0.031 Oz/St 31480000 St Ore
  • Year 1991
    Description Gold Produced 339000 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10544080.05g
  • Year 1992
    Description Ore Processed @ 0.036 Oz/St 16290000 St Ore
  • Year 1992
    Description Gold Produced 370585 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11526483.5g
  • Year 1995
    Description Gold 344436 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10713158.58g
  • Year 1996
    Description Ore 40867000 St Ore
  • Year 1996
    Description Gold Produced 410974 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12782722g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Demonstrated 233000000mt ore
    Total resources 233000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.01 g/mt Gold Major 1974
    Silver Ag 2.3999 g/mt Silver Trace 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 155680000mt ore
    Indicated 77335000mt ore
    Demonstrated 233015000mt ore
    Inferred 349523000mt ore
    Total resources 582538000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.05 g/mt Gold Major 1990
    Gold Au 0.93 g/mt Gold Major 1990
    Gold Au 1.01 g/mt Gold Major 1990
    Gold Au 0.62 g/mt Gold Major 1990
    Gold Au 0.78 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Measured 316526037mt ore
    Demonstrated 316526037mt ore
    Total resources 316526037mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.7543 g/mt Gold Major 1995
    Silver Ag 1.17 g/mt Silver Trace 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Measured 461594000mt ore
    Demonstrated 461594000mt ore
    Total resources 461594000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.69 g/mt Gold Major 1996
    Silver Ag 1.17 g/mt Silver Trace 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 432281693mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.651 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 33335410mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.754 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 465617103mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.658 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Inferred 62749969mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.377 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 465617103mt ore
    Inferred 62749969mt ore
    Total resources 528367072mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.62 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOTAL DEMONSTRATED ORE RESERVES (PROV+PROB+MEAS+INDI); 12/31/96 AVG COG OF 0.274 G/MT AU SR OF 1.55 TO 1.0

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 10736HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 99.9
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 11
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 55
    Capacity 9070
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 2.6
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1983
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 10736HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 99.9
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 12
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 55
    Capacity 36278
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 3.64
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on the workings information

  • WASTE MATERIAL ALKALINE IN NATURE.

Comments on other economic factors

  • MILL:ON-SITE, ACTIVE, CYANIDE HEAP LEACH, CARBON ADSORPTION ELECTROWINNING, SMELTING, PRODUCES DORE BULLION 55% AU 45% AG PROCESS RATE IS 45000 T/D IN A 85 DAY CYCLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    ECHO BAY MINES, 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, P59.

  • Ownership

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

  • Ownership

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 63.

  • Reserve-Resource

    1994 HOMESTAKE ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 21, 22, 12/31/94.

  • Reserve-Resource

    1994 ECHO BAY MINES ANNUAL REPORT, P 58, 12/31/94.

  • Reserve-Resource

    1995 HOMESTAKE ANNUAL REPORT, P19, 12/31/95.

  • Reserve-Resource

    1995 ECHO BAY MINES FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 26-28.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ECHO BAY MINES, 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 25, 56, 57, & FORM

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    ECHO BAY MINES, 1984 ANNUAL REPORT, 41 PP.

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    ECHO BAY MINES LTD. SEC FORM 10-K. 1987, 95 PP.

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    ECHO BAY MINES LTD. SEC FORM 10-K. 1985, 85 PP.

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    ECHO BAY MINES LTD. SEC FORM 10-K. 1984, 60 PP.

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  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, V. 108, #9, FEB. 26, 1997, PP. 10, 11.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPT., 1996, PP. 1, 3, 4.

  • Deposit

    HOMESTAKE ANNUAL REPORT, 1995, P10, DEC 31, 1994.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, VOL. 86, # 31, AUG. 2, 1997, P9.

  • Deposit

    HOMESTAKE MINING CO. 1996 ANNUAL AND FORM 10-K REPORTS, PP.

  • Deposit

    16, 18-19, & 9-10 RESP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Environmental Factors ALLUVIUM MATERIAL UNDER THE WASTE DUMPS AND ORE HEAPS IS IDENTICAL AND HAS SANDY TEXTURE; HOWEVER, IT CONTAINS CLAY PARTICLES WHICH REDUCE PERMEABILITY.
Deposit GENERAL SIZE OF ORE BODY: LARGE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-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.

Operator history (post-MRDS)

MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:

  • Homestake Mining Co. (25% Owner Of Round Mt Corp) — acquired by Subsidiary of Barrick Gold (2001)
    Operator of the historic Homestake Mine in South Dakota; acquired by Barrick Gold in 2001.

Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.

External references

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.