Dean Ranch

Plant in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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 10246593
MAS/MILS ID 0320110405
Record type Site
Current site name Dean Ranch
Alternate or previous names Duff, Cottenwood Canyon, Duff North, Hand Me Down

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.58703, 40.29991 (WGS84)
Elevation 1659
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East of Tenabo(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 028 N 048 E 08 SWSE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -116.58703, 40.29991

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1995
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Heap Leach-Electrowin

Comments on exploration

  • ORO NEVADA RESOURCES INC. HAS COMMENCED A 20,000 FOOT PROGRAM OF REVERSE CIRCULATION DRILLING IN FOUR AREAS ON ITS DEAN RANCH IN CRESCENT VALLEY, NEVADA TO TEST TARGETS OUTLINED BY CONTROLLED SCIENCE AUDIO MAGNETOTELLURIC "CSMAT" AND GROUND MAGNETIC SURVEYS. THE TARGETS ARE ALL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CORTEZ MOUNTAINS UNDER SHALLOW ALLUVIAL COVER IN PROXIMITY TO KNOWN GOLD SHOWS IN BEDROCK.

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Oro Nevada Resources Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD. "ORO NEVADA COMMENCES DRILLING ON THE DEAN

  • Deposit

    RANCH IN NEVADA", 11/27/96, VOL 107, #48, P1, E1N13.

  • Ownership

    RANCH IN NEVADA". 11/27/96. VOL 107, #48, P1, E1N13.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #34, AUG. 21, 1996, P2. "ORO

  • Deposit

    NEVADA TO EXPLORE, DEVELOPE MINE PROPERTIES ON BATTLE

  • Deposit

    MOUNTAIN AND CARLIN TRENDS".

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #48, NOV, 27, 1996, P1. "ORO

  • Deposit

    NEVADA COMMENCES DRILLING ON THE DEAN RANCH IN NEVADA".

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 108, #13, MARCH 26, 1997, P3.

  • Deposit

    "DRILLING SET FOR DEAN RANCH AND NEVADA FIRST RANCHES PRO-

  • Deposit

    PERTIES".

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 12/2/96, P19.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL. 18, #18, JUNE 30, 1997, P14.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEAN RANCH INCLUDES 48,437 ACRES OF LAND IN CRESCENT VALLEY ON THE BATTLE MOUNTAIN TREND IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES. ANOTHER 46,301 ACRES OF FEDERAL LAND WITHIN AND ADJACENT TO THE RANCH HAS BEEN STAKED. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED A FEW MILES (5 TO 7) NORTH OF THE PIPELINE/CORTEZ MINING AREA. MILS LAT/LONG IS APPROX FOR THE DEAN RANCH SITE ON THE USGS TOPO SHEET.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-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.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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