| Deposit ID | 10246211 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002496 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320159011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cortez Mill |
| Alternate or previous names | Cortez Gold Mines Refinery/Mill |
| Related records | 10125727, 10310461, 10069103 |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.60653, 40.17271 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1500 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cortez(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Crescent Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 027 N | 047 E | 13 | NESENE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -116.60653, 40.17271 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1968 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Precipitation |
| Milling method | Leach-Precipitation |
| District name | Cortez District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Placer Dome U. S., Inc. |
| Interest | 60 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Corp. (Rtz-Cra) |
| Interest | 40 |
| Home office | Utah |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cortez Gold Mines Joint Venture |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320159011 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002496 | MAS references MRDS |
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1976, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1975, P. 30.
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1979, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1978, P. 25.
NEVADA DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA, MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P51.
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
COMPANIES, P237.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS IS THE MILL WHICH PROCESSES CORTEZ MINING COMPLEX ORE FROM HORSE CANYON (0320110228), GOLD ACRES PITS (0320150008), CORTEZ MINE (MAIN CORTEZ MINE MAS PROPERTY FILE - 0320150509). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-OCT-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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