Boulder Creek Prospect

Producer in Elko 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 10295248
MAS/MILS ID 0320070952
Record type Site
Current site name Boulder Creek Prospect
Alternate or previous names Dee Gold Mining Company, Dee Gold Mine 0320070126, Boulder Creek Mine 0320070909

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -116.32423, 41.0766 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Beaver Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 037 N 050 E 23 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1984

Mining district

District name Carlin Trend

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rayrock Yellowknife Resources Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1994
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rayrock Yellowknife Resources Inc.
    Interest 44
    Home office Canada
    Year 1994
    Last year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Corona Gold Inc, (Homestake Mining Co>)
    Interest 44
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1994
    Last year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner John S. Livermore
    Interest 12
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1994
    Last year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cordex Exploration Co.
    Interest 100
    Year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 105, #12, 03/94, P9.

  • Ownership

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, 03/94, P4.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOUR VOL 300 NO 7702 APR 1983 P 201

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS PRIOPERTY IS PART OF THE DEE GOLD MINING COMPANY, DEE GOLD MINE (0320070126). THE DEPOSIT BEING MINE BY OP METHODS IS CALLED BOULDER CREEK. ALL RESERVE/RESOURCES SUMMARY WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE DEE GOLD MINE (0320070126) FILE.

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.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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