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SMZ

Occurrence in Elko 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10270833
MAS/MILS ID 0320070976
Record type Site
Current site name SMZ
Alternate or previous names Rain Area, Rain - 0320070271

Comments on the site identification

  • Singer, D.A., Open-File Report 96-2 treats SMZ as a separate deposit from Rain-Gnome.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.01621, 40.59411 (WGS84)
Elevation 1932
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ravens Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pine(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031 N 053 E 04 SESW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.01621, 40.59411
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1979
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Leach-Solvent-Extract-Precipitation

Mining district

District name Carlin Trend

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Newmont Gold Co. (Newmont Mining Corp.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1996

Comments on other economic factors

  • SEE THE RAIN FILE FOR PRODUCTION DATA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WINTERS, R. A., 1989, MINES AND OREBODIES IN THE CARLIN

  • Deposit

    TREND, NEVADA--AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR EXPLORATION,

  • Deposit

    DEVELOPMENT, PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE PRODUCTION, AND

  • Deposit

    IMPORTANCE TO NEVADA'S ECONOMY: UNPUBLISHED REPORT TO

  • Deposit

    THE ELKO DISTRICT, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, ON FILE AT

  • Deposit

    THE BUREAU OF MINES, WESTERN FIELD OPERATIONS CENTER,

  • Deposit

    SPOKANE, WA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INCLUDED WITH RAIN (0320070271) FOR RESERVE/RESOURCE PURPOSES. INCLUDED WITH CARLIN OPERATIONS (0320110132) FOR ADIT AND EVALUATION PURPOSES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-JAN-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.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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