| Deposit ID | 10310320 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242937 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Burns Basin Gold Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Burns Basin Section 21, Burns Basin Section 16 |
| Related records | 10246511 |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.001, 41.3421 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2200 |
| Relative position | This deposit is located about 4.5 miles south of the central Jerritt Canyon Mine. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Water Pipe Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tuscarora(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
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 040N | 053E | 16, 21, 22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 173 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26a.1 |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Au |
| Mark3 model number | 17 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hanson Creek Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Roberts Mountains Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Pit (1) | -116.001, 41.3421 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| District name | Independence Mountains |
|---|---|
| District name | Jerritt Canyon District |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Humboldt National Forest, Mountain City Ranger District |
| Ownership category | Private |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Freeport |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Queenstake Resources |
| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Independence Gold Mining Co. |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Independence Gold Mining Co. |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | George Delong Construction |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hackworth Dilling |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1451000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | Leaching | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 364000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242937 | MRDS dep_id 10047570 merged into this record. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 320071127 | MRDS dep_id 10197441 merged into this record. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 320071126 | MRDS dep_id 10270838 merged into this record. |
BONHAM, H.F., 1986. NBMG MAP 91, AND IN NBMG MI-1987.
NEVADA MINING ASSOC. BULL., APRIL 1980.
PAY DIRT, OCT, 1986, "JERRITT CANYON STARTS LEACHING, DEVELOPING OTHER PROJECTS; NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 79-A.
LAWRENCE, E.F. (1963) ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEV., NBMG BULL 61, P47.
LAPOINTE, D. D., TINGLEY, J. V., JONES, R. B., 1991, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, NBMG BULLETIN 106.
NBMG, 1994, MI-1993
NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS, 1994
Doe, T.C., Birak, D.J., and Dahl, A.R., 1990, Geology and exploration of the Burns Basin and Pattani Springs orebodies, Jerritt Canyon district, Elko County, Nevada [unpub. report]: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology mining district file #79A.
LONG AND OTHERS, 1998
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 29.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE BURNS BASIN OPEN PIT GOLD MINE LIES IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF, BUT DOES NOT ENCOMPASS, THE HISTORIC BURNS BASIN ANTIMONY MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1988 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1993 | Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Moyer, Lorre A.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 31-JAN-1997 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 01-JUN-2003 | LaPointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Editor | 01-SEP-2007 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey | Converted from S&A FileMaker format to Oracle. Edit checks on rocks, units, and ages with Geolex search, and other fields. |
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