| 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 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.58703, 40.29991 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1659 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 028 N | 048 E | 08 | SWSE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -116.58703, 40.29991 |
|---|
| 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 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Oro Nevada Resources Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1996 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320110405 |
MINING RECORD. "ORO NEVADA COMMENCES DRILLING ON THE DEAN
RANCH IN NEVADA", 11/27/96, VOL 107, #48, P1, E1N13.
RANCH IN NEVADA". 11/27/96. VOL 107, #48, P1, E1N13.
THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #34, AUG. 21, 1996, P2. "ORO
NEVADA TO EXPLORE, DEVELOPE MINE PROPERTIES ON BATTLE
MOUNTAIN AND CARLIN TRENDS".
THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #48, NOV, 27, 1996, P1. "ORO
NEVADA COMMENCES DRILLING ON THE DEAN RANCH IN NEVADA".
THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 108, #13, MARCH 26, 1997, P3.
"DRILLING SET FOR DEAN RANCH AND NEVADA FIRST RANCHES PRO-
PERTIES".
THE NORTHERN MINER, 12/2/96, P19.
THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL. 18, #18, JUNE 30, 1997, P14.
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-SEP-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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