The Goldfield Mine and Mill is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Goldfield Mine and Mill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goldfield Mine and Mill
Secondary: Goldfield Project
Secondary: Western Gas, Oil and Mineral Heap Leach
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Goldfield District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: D. B. I. Engineering Group, W. Bruce Brogoitti, V. P.,
Home Office: P.O. Box 753, Goldfield, Nv 89013
Years: 1982 -
Owner Name: Trafalgar Mines Partnership James Bond, Operations Mgr.
Home Office: P.O. Box 753, Goldfield, Nv 89013
Years: 1982 -
Owner Name: Golden Shield Resources And Margan Minerals
Home Office: P.O. Box 753, Goldfield, Nv 89013
Years: 1987 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): LISTED IN 1982 AS AN ACTIVE HEAP LEACH OPERATION EMPLOYING 9 PERSONS. LISTED AS AN ACTIVE OPEN PIT GOLD MINE AND MILL IN 1983, EMPLOYING 28 PERSONS. IN 1986, GOLDEN SHIELD RESOURCES ANDMORGAN MINERALS BEGAN HEAP-LEACHING GOLD IN THE GOLDFIELD DISTRICT.
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT; SEVERAL HEAP LEACH PADS, HAULING EQUIPMENT, GRADERS, AND CLASSIFYING EQUIPMENT
Comment (Deposit): PLASTIC COLLECTOR PIPE IS LAID ON ASPHALT AND ORE HEAPED DIRECTLY ONPIPE. ORE MATERIAL IS MORE THAN 15 CM. A CYANIDE SOLUTION IS THEN APPLIED. A MAJORITY OF THE ORE REPORTEDLY CAME FROM THE FLORENCE MINE AND SOME FROM THE COLUMBIA MINE AREA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN 1981.
Reference (Deposit): DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, DEC. 1983, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN 1983.
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 9 JULY 1982.
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., 1986, NBMG MAP 91.
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., 1988, IN NBMG MI-1987.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG, 1987, NBMG SPEC. PUB. MI-1986.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BONHAM, 1988
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
