Atlanta Gold Property

Plant in Lincoln county in Nevada, 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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10246480
MRDS ID M032067
MAS/MILS ID 0320170181
Record type Site
Current site name Atlanta Gold Property
Alternate or previous names Atlanta Mine & Mill 0320170169
Related records 10198373

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.32274, 38.46605 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wilson Creek Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Spring-Steptoe Valleys(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 Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007 N 028 E 14 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.32274, 38.46605

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1906
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe

Mining district

District name Carlin Trend

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Golden Chief Resources Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1997

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 3, 1996, P AB6.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P 305, "ATLANTA MINE & MILL".

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P 228, "ATLANTA MINE & MILL".

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1997, PP. 127, 128, "GOLDEN CHIEF

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES INC.".

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS PROPERTY INCLUDES THE PAST PRODUCING ATLANTA MINE & MILL MAS SEQ# 0320170169: GOLDEN CHIEF PLANS TO EXPLOR TO A DISTANCE OF ONE MILE TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST OF THE ORIGINAL ATLANTA PIT, IN 1997.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-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.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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