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Austin Gold Venture

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10295578
MAS/MILS ID 0320150647
Record type Site
Current site name Austin Gold Venture
Alternate or previous names Dry Canyon Mine, Annie Laurie, Graduation, Venus & Juniper Claims, Quito Claim Group, Antimony King Mine, Antimony No. 4 Patent, Spencer Claims, Dry Canyon Gold, Last Chance, Fmc Dry Canyon Gold

Comments on the site names

  • THIS MINERAL PROPERTY FILE CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING MINES AND CLAIMS: GRADUATION, VENUS, AND JUPITER CLAIMS (0320150174); SPENCER CLAIMS (0320150194), DRY CANYON MINE (0320150136), ANTIMONY KING MINE (0320150034), AND AUSTIN GOLD MILL (0320150023). ANOMALOUS ARSENIC, SELENIUM, GALLIUM, CADMINUM.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.09263, 39.38522 (WGS84)
Elevation 2560
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Austin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Reese(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018 N 043 E 36 SWNWNE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.09263, 39.38522
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #3 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 OTHER
    Date of Last Modification 881109

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1979
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Year of first production 1986
Milling method Leach-Solvent-Extract-Precipitation

Mining district

District name Big Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Austin Gold Venture
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Fmc Gold Co. (Fmc Corp)
    Interest 28
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Inspiration Mines Inc.
    Interest 72
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1987

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Demonstrated 1270080mt ore
    Total resources 1270080mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.38 g/mt Gold Major 1987
    Gold Au 6.38 g/mt Gold Major 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1988 AU PROD.=55,000 OZ. 1988 AU RESERVE= 102,000 CONT. OZ AU. ORIGINAL PEFR RECIEVED 10/88--REVIEWED 10/88. 1988 PROD.= 55,000 OZ., 1989 PROD. = 50,725 OZ FROM 263,000 MT ORE MILLED. 1989 RESERVE = 0 (MINED OUT?) PROPERTY WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN 1992 AU AVAIL. STUDY. WAS A JOINT VENTURE OF INSPIRATION MINES INC.(THROUGH WESTGOLD) AND FMC GOLD CO. MINED OUT 12/89. BEING RECLAIMED, ESTIMATED COMPLETION 1995.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 185HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .65
    Percent Waste Rock 92.3
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 10
    Secondary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 90
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 3.5
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 50
    Capacity 1264
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 445.76
    Unit Production Cost 18.74
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1987

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PLAN OF OPERATION, DTDD 7/26/85.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, P. 481, JULY 86.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, 4/16/86, P.3.

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED REPORT, AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT

  • Deposit

    PART OF THE TOIYABE RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS

  • Deposit

    TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.

  • Deposit

    ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, APRIL 1987, P. 4A.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING, NOVEMBER 87, THE AUSTIN GOLD MINE,

  • Deposit

    P. 24-29.

  • Deposit

    DROSTE, K.J. AND OTHERS, 1988, THE AUSTIN GOLD VENTURES IN

  • Deposit

    BULK MINEABLE PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN

  • Deposit

    UNITED STATES, GEOL. SOC. OF NEVADA, RENO, NEVADA.

  • Deposit

    FMC GOLD COMPANY ANNUAL REPORTS 86-90.

  • Deposit

    INSPIRATION RESOURCES CORP. ANNUAL REPORTS 86-90.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 400-B, 1960,

  • Deposit

    P. 17-B19.

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY REPORT 41, 1986, P. 93-102.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 563, 1968, P. 1-13.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95 - P306; 1996/97 - P229;

  • Deposit

    U.S. MINES AND MINING COMPANIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-96 Spear, James M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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