Deposit ID | 10295443 |
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MRDS ID | WOO2904 |
MAS/MILS ID | 0320150631 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Battle Mountain Complex |
Alternate or previous names | Battle Mountain Gold, Pheonix, Reona, Fortitude Deposit Depleted, Surprise, Battle Mountain Copper Basin, Copper Canyon Tungsten Deposit, Battle Mountain Mine, Copper Canyon Mine, Battle Mountain-Copper Canyon, Battle Mtn Property, Copper Basin Mine |
Point of reference | Pit |
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Geographic coordinates: | -117.12124, 40.5199 (WGS84) |
Elevation | 1829 |
Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
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Country | State | County |
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United States | Nevada | Lander |
Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
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Mount Diablo | 032 N | 044 E | 32 | Nevada |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Silver | Primary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Apatite | Unknown |
Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
Copper | Unknown |
Galena | Unknown |
Gold | Unknown |
Pyrite | Unknown |
Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
Silver | Unknown |
Gold | Unknown |
Pyrite | Unknown |
Silver | Unknown |
Pit (1) | -117.12124, 40.5199 |
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Thickness | 120M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Depth to top | 75M | ||||||||||||||||||||
Width | 340M | ||||||||||||||||||||
Length | 520M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Operation type | Surface |
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Development status | Plant |
Commodity type | Metallic |
Significant | Yes |
Discovery year | 1981 |
Mining method | Open Pit |
Year of first production | 1985 |
Plant type | Leach |
Milling method | Heap Leach-Agglomerate-Carbon Column-Electrowin |
District name | Battle Mountain District |
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Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
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Type of mineral rights | Patented |
Type of mineral rights | Other |
Ownership category | Private |
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Type | Owner-Operator |
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Owner | Battle Mountain Gold Co. |
ID | 2600550 |
Interest | 100 |
Home office | Texas |
Year | 1996 |
Year | 1979 |
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Description | Same As Above 6 Same As Above |
Year | 1980 |
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Description | Same As Above 6 Same As Above |
Year | 1981 |
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Description | Same As Above 6 Same As Above |
Year | 1982 |
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Description | Same As Above 6 Same As Above |
Year | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Description | Ore Contains 2.47 Gm/Mt Au 23.28gm/Mt Ag 1171000 Metric Tons/Year | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Description | Ore Contains 2.43 Gm/Mt Au 28.42gm/Mt Ag 1117000 Metric Tons/Year | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Description | Ore Contains 7.206m/Mt Au 40.806m/Mt Ag 1079000 Metric Tons/Year | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1985 |
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Description | Dore Bullion Bars 95-96% Au-Ag (Comm) 360000 Metric Tons/Day |
Year | 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Description | Ore Contains 8.236m/Mt Au 51.436m/Mt Ag 1021000 Metric Tons/Year | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Description | Au-7939.4 Kg Ag-33563.5 Kg 1007800 Mt/A | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Description | Au-7285.6 Kg Ag-21576.6 Kg 1133000 Mt/A | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Description | Au-7814.9 Kg Ag-10305.6 Kg 1063100 Mt/A | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Description | Au-8024.7 Kg Ag-14276.5 Kg 1152900 Mt/A | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Gold Production 75000 Tr Oz/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Silver Production 207000 Tr Oz/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Gold Production 73000 Tr Oz/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Silver Production 201000 Tr Oz/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Estimate year | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Demonstrated | 46,505,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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Estimate year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
Demonstrated | 80,667,000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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Estimate year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
Demonstrated | 26,094,000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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Estimate year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
Demonstrated | 8,066,000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Estimate year | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Demonstrated | 12,347,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Estimate year | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Demonstrated | 42,275,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Estimate year | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Demonstrated | 47,996,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320150631 | |
USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | WOO2904 | MAS references MRDS |
Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2600550 |
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Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | THIS IS THE MAIN BATTLE MOUNTAIN AREA FILE. IT CONTAINS ALL RESERVE, RESOURCES, AND ADIT DATA (POST 1994) FOR THE BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD COMPANIES, BATTLE MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES. SEE SEQ# FILES: 0320150780 0320150779 * 0320150162 (REONA MINNING PROJECT) * 0320150102 0320150040 * 0320150348 * 0320150623 * 0320159004 (COPPER CANYON MILL) DATA ON LOCATION AND PAST OWNERSHIP CAN BE FOUND IN THSES FILE SOME OLDER RESERVE/RESOURCES AND PROCESSING DATA AS WELL. TO DECREASE DUPLICATION ALL PROPERTIES EXCEPT THOSE MARKED BY * SHOULD POSSIBLY BE DELETED AND DATA TRANSFERED TO THIS MAIN FILE. MSHA MINES ID 2670250. MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 21.016. USGS ID W016355, W002904, W016351, M030002. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 14-OCT-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |