Fire Creek Mine

The Fire Creek Mine is a gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,840 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Fire Creek Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Hilltop District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Joint Venture Of Klondex Mines And Minex Resources
Years: 1986 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1979
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): 3 MILES EAST OF CRESCENT VALLEY ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): BULLION MONARIN OPTIONED THE PROPERTY TO KLONDEX MINES IN MAY, 19179, WHO CONTINUED MAPPING ASSAYING AND DRILLING. IN 1980, KLONDEX WAS DIONG STRIPPING AND DRILLING AND ANNOUNCED EXPANDED RESERVES. TONNAGE AND GRADE WAS ANNOUNCED IN 1981 AND PLANS FOR A PILOT HEAP LEACH, IN MAY 1981. FIRST GOLD WAS POURED IN NOV., 1981 WITH FULL SCALE MINING AND PRODUCTION PLANNED FOR SPRING OF 1982. KLONDEX THEN DECIDED TO SUSPEND GOLD PRODUCTION AT FIRE CREEK IN EARLY 1982 DUE TO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. IN DEC., 1982, MINEX RESOURCES ANNOUNCED PLANS TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP FIRE CREEK UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH KLONDEX WITH MINING TO BEGIN IN SPRING, 1983. MINEX ANNOUNCED STATRUP OF THE HEAP-LEACH IN SEPT., 1983, AND FIRST POUR WAS IN OCT., 1983. PRODUCTION CONTINUED INTO 1984. EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN SUMMER, 1984, INDICATED PRESENCE OF ADDITONAL RESERVES HIGHER UP ON FIRE CREEK MIUNTAIN. FRUTHER RESERVES EXPECTED IN 1986. HEAP LEACH TESTS PRODUCED ABOUT 1000 OZ AU CONFIRMING LEACHABILITY OF ORE AND

Comment (Development): VIABILITY OF THE MINE. SEVERAL OTHER TARGETS NEAR ORE ZONE WEE DISCOVERED IN 1986. IN OCT 1986, KLONCEX COMPLETED ARRANGEMENTS WITH ALMA AMERICAN MINING CORP TO DRILL AND DEVELOP THE PROPERTY. ANOTHER TEST HEAP LEACH IN NOV., 1986 WAS SUCCESSFUL.

Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT MINE

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BONHAM, H.F., 1988

Reference (Deposit): NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 153, NUMEROUS PRESS CLIPPINGS 1979-1987

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., 1986, NBMG MAP 91

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., 1988, IN NBMG MI-1987.

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.