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Pete

Plant in Eureka 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10271117
MAS/MILS ID 0320110395
Record type Site
Current site name Pete
Alternate or previous names Carlin - 0320110027

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.28534, 41.90099 (WGS84)
Elevation 1768
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Groundhog Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bull Run Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035 N 051 E 19 CS2S2 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Cinnabar Unknown
Franklinite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Realgar Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Stibnite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.28534, 41.90099
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Type of Orebody #3 STRATABOUND
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 ADV ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 PYRITIZATION
    Date of Last Modification 960830

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1962
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1996
Plant type Leach
Milling method Carbon-In-Leach-Electrowin

Mining district

District name Lynn District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 3891000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3891000mt ore
    Total resources 3891000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.223 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 66.6
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 3
    Primary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 10
    Capacity 6203
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 1861
    Unit Production Cost 4.59
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHRISTENSEN, O. D., G. C. KNUTSEN, AND C. E. EKBURG.

  • Deposit

    DISSEMINATED GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE CARLIN TREND, EUREKA AND

  • Deposit

    ELKO COUNTIES, NEVADA. SME PREPRINT 87-84, FOR PRESENTATION

  • Deposit

    AT THE SME ANNUAL MEETING DENVER, COLORADO, FEBRUARY 24-27,

  • Deposit

    1987.

  • Deposit

    WINTERS, R. A. MINES AND ORE BODIES 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.

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION, 1995 ANNUAL & FORM 10-K REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    1995/96 NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL, MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, 1996/97, U.S. MINES &

  • Deposit

    MINING COMPANIES.

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT MINING

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION, 1994 ANNUAL & FORM 10-K REPORTS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS ARE 2.6 KM OF ACCESS ROAD, 0.6 KM OF WATER LINES, AND 6.6 KM OF POWER LINES. WORKING SEASON IS YEAR ROUND AND LABOR IS AVAILABLE LOCALLY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-JAN-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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