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Gold Quarry/Tusc/Mac

Plant in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, 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 10222664
MRDS ID M232287
MAS/MILS ID 0320110219
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Quarry/Tusc/Mac
Alternate or previous names Gold Quarry, South Operations Area, Mac, Tusc - 0320110396, Maggie Creek - 0320110182 Depleted
Related records 10044714, 10310465

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -116.21482, 40.78461 (WGS84)
Elevation 1750
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Schroeder Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 034 N 051 E 35 SWSW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Cinnabar Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Realgar Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Stibnite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -116.21482, 40.78461
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N22W
    Dip 75S
    Thickness 182M
    Length 1524M
    Width 1219M
    Area 517HA
    Depth to top 36M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N22W:75S
    Minimum Depth to Top 31
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 517
    Future Surface Area (HA) 353
    Previous Surface Area (HA) 164
    Date of Last Modification 920128

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1977
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1986
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Solvent Extraction-Electrowin
Milling method Carbon-In-Leach-Electrowin

Mining district

District name Maggie Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Newmont Gold Co. (Newmont Mining Corp.)
    ID 2601635
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1995

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Description Annual Gold Output 3331 Kilograms
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3331000g
  • Year 1986
    Description Annual Gold Output 7584 Kilograms
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7584000g
  • Year 1987
    Description Annual Gold Output 10932 Kilograms
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10932000g
  • Year 1988
    Description Annual Gold Output 15437 Kilograms
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 15437000g
  • Year 1989
    Description Annual Gold Output 25846 Kilograms
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 25846000g
  • Year 1990
    Description Annual Gold Output 28822 Kilograms
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 28822000g
  • Year 1995
    Description Gold Production 1094000 T Oz/Yr Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 34027208.21g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 149000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.44 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Inferred 144565000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.47 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 147165000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.54 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Inferred 155499000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.47 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 190209000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.54 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 74144000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.82 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 190209000mt ore
    Inferred 74144000mt ore
    Total resources 264353000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.62 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 158567000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.58 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 158567000mt ore
    Inferred 47041000mt ore
    Total resources 205608000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.67 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO ADIT DATA IN THIS FILE; SEE MAS FILE SEQ# 0320110230:

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
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 55.9
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 3
    Primary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Capacity 87090
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 4790
    Unit Production Cost 2.53
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT GOLD CO., 1994 10-K, PP. 13-14.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 27-29.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P40.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1995, FORM 10-K REPORT, P14.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMNOT GOLD CO., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, P16.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 48-49.

  • Deposit

    BAGBY, W. C. SEDIMENT-HOSTED DISSEMINATED GOLD

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: A REVIEW OF THEIR GEOLOGIC

  • Deposit

    CHARACTERISITCS. ABSTR. NO. 33,496 IN ABSTRACTS WITH

  • Deposit

    PROGRAMS, 1984. 97TH ANNU. MEETING, GEOL. SOC. AM.,

  • Deposit

    NOVEMBER. 5-8, 1984, RENO, NV, P. 434.

  • Deposit

    CLISBY, H. NEVADA'A PRECIOUS METALS PICTURE LOOKING

  • Deposit

    BETTER ALL THE TIME. BIG SKY PAYDIRT (BISBEE, AZ),

  • Deposit

    NO. 36, SEPT. 1983, PP. 21A-25A.

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT MINING CORP. ANNUAL REPORT, 1983. 1984,

  • Deposit

    P. 9, 22, 23.

  • Deposit

    DILLARD, G. NEVADA GOLD PRODUCTION CONTINUING

  • Deposit

    UPWARD, SETTING RECORDS. INTERMOUNTAIN PAY DIRT (BISBEE,

  • Deposit

    AZ), NO. 42, MAR. 1983, P. 7A.

  • Deposit

    ELKO (NV) DAILY FREE PRESS. MAGAZINE DESCRIBES DEAL

  • Deposit

    ARRANGED AT GOLD QUARRY. FEB. 22, 1983, P. 1.

  • Deposit

    EVANS, J. G., AND L. D. CRESS. PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC

  • Deposit

    MAP OF THE SCHROEDER MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, NEVADA. U.S.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. SURV. MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-324, 1972,

  • Deposit

    SCALE 1:24,000.

  • Deposit

    GRACE, K. A. EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN 1982.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MIN. (YEARBOOK), V. 36, NO. 8, 1983, PP. 60-61.

  • Deposit

    GUZZARDI, W. THE HUGE FIND IN ROY ASH'S BACKYARD.

  • Deposit

    FORTUNE MAGAZINE, V. 106, NO. 13, 1982, PP. 48-65.

  • Deposit

    JACKSON, C. F., AND E. D. GARDNER. CARLIN GOLD, A

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT MONEY GENERATOR KEEPS ON RENEWING ITSELF AFTER

  • Deposit

    SPARKING THE REBIRTH OF GOLD MINING IN NEVADA. ENG. AND

  • Deposit

    MIN. J., V. 184, NO. 7, 1983, PP. 38-43.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL (LONDON). NEW GOLD HORIZONS.

  • Deposit

    V. 300, NO. 7702, 1983, PP. 201-202.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION (RENO). CARLIN GOLD MINING

  • Deposit

    CO. TOUR 1, NV MIN. ASSOC. CONFERENCE ELKO, NEVADA,

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER 7, 1984, 9 PP.

  • Deposit

    CO.-GOLD QUARRY PROCESS FACILITIES. TOUR 1, NV MIN. ASSOC.

  • Deposit

    CONF., ELKO, NV, SEPT. 7, 1984, 5 PP.

  • Deposit

    NEW MEXICO PAYDIRT (BISBEE, AZ). OF MINES AND MEN.

  • Deposit

    NO. 84, MAY 1984, P. 31A.

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R. J., K. M. MONTGOMERY, AND R. E. LEHNER.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA. NV

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 64, 1967, 152 PP.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUR. LAND MANAGEMENT. NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY'S

  • Deposit

    SOUTH OPERATIONS AREA PROJECT. DRAFT EIS, MAY, 1993.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING (SAN FRANCISCO) WHAT'S GOING ON IN

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING - UNITED STATES: NEVADA; NEWMONT RAISES

  • Deposit

    RESERVES ESTIMATES FOR GOLD QUARRY. V. 34, NO. 6, 1981,

  • Deposit

    PP. 147, 150.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, V 106/N 9, 3/1/95, P.5.

  • Deposit

    ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, 1/92, P.4A-7A.

  • Deposit

    PHILIP, T. PETER, BIOOXIDATION, PAPER PRESENTED AT THE 1993

  • Deposit

    ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE GOLD INSTITUTE, TUCSON, AZ,

  • Deposit

    APRIL 4-6, 1993, 6PP + SLIDES.

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT GOLD CO., 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, P.9-15.

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.12-14.

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1993 10-K, P.16,17.

  • Deposit

    SOUTHWESTERN PAYDIRT, #697, JULY 1997, P13.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EVALUATED UNDER THE MAIN NEWMONT CARLIN OPERATIONS; SEQ #. 0320110230. AS OF THE NEWMONT GOLD CO. 1994 FORM 10-K, THE MAC AND TUSC DEPOSITS ARE INCLUDED WITH GOLD QUARRY RESERVE ESTIMATE. MAC SEQ # 0320110397: TUSC SEQ # 0320110396. SEE MAIN NEWMONT CARLIN OPERATIONS FILE; 0320110230 FOR TOTAL CARLIN ADIT RESERVE DATA. ACCESS ROAD IS ADEQUATE AND POWER AND WATER ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SITE. WORKING SEASON IS ALL YEAR AND LABOR IS AVAILABLE LOCALLY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-OCT-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 01/09/1985
MSHA mine ID2601635
Mine name (MSHA)Maggie Creek Pit
Current operatorCarlin Gold Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Newmont Corporation
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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