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Cargo Mine 0060250242

The Cargo Mine 0060250242 is a gold mine located in Imperial county, California at an elevation of 801 feet.

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

Name: Cargo Mine 0060250242

State:  California

County:  Imperial

Elevation: 801 Feet (244 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 32.8556, -114.78670

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Cargo Mine 0060250242 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cargo Mine 0060250242
Secondary: Cargo Muchacho Mine
Secondary: American Girl Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: California
County: Imperial
District: Cargo Muchacho

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

Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: American Girl Mining Joint Venture (Mk Gold Co./Hecla Mining Co.)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1990 -

Owner Name: Morrison-Knudsen Corp. (Mk Gold)
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1990

Owner Name: Equinox Resources (Aquired By Hecla In
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1994

Owner Name: Hecla Mining Co.
Percent: 47.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1994 -

Owner Name: Mk Gold Co. (Sub Morrison-Knudsen Corp.)
Percent: 53.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1990 -

Owner Name: Eastmaque Gold Mines Ltd.
Percent: 50.00
Info Year: 1990

Production

Year: 1995
Description: Gold Production 45722 T Oz/Yr Gold, Silver Production 27772 T Oz/Yr Silver
 Year: 1993
Description: Gold Production 71789 T Oz/Yr, Silver Production 36291 T Oz/Yr
 Year: 1994
Description: Gold Production 64980 T Oz/Yr, Silver Production 39002 T Oz/Yr

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Hydromet
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Combined Methods
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Carbon Column-Merrill-Crowe
Year First Production: 1987
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Salton Trough

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Ownership): IN 1989, EASTMAQUE TEAMED UP WITH MK GOLD. HECLA ACQUIRED EQUINOX IN 1994.

Comment (Production): ON 11-4-96, OPERATIONS WILL BE SUSPENDED. HOWEVER, LIMITED GOLD PRODUCTION WILL CONTINUE INTO 1998 AS THE ORE HEAPS ARE LEACHED DURING THE RECLAMATION PERIOD. MK GOLD CO. SUSPENDED MINING OPERATIONS AT THE AMERICAN GIRL JOINT VENTURE GOLD MINE, IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIF., ON NOV. 4 1995; RESULTING IN 115 LAYOFFS AND AN UNDISCLOSED SECOND- QUARTER CHARGE. THE OPERATION ALSO INCLUDES THE CARGO MINE MAS SEQ#0060250242.

Comment (Deposit): 5 MILES NE OF OGILBY.

References

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, V79 N31, 10-4-93, P.1.

Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS' MININING REVIEW, 1-15-94, P.36.

Reference (Deposit): HECLA MINING COMPANY 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.10, 20, 21.

Reference (Deposit): HECLA MINING COMPANY 1994 FORM 10-K REPORT, P14.

Reference (Deposit): DOW JONES BUSINESS NEWS. SEPT. 5, 1996, MK GOLD TO SUSPEND

Reference (Deposit): MINING AT AMERICAN GIRL SITE; 115 MINERS LAYIED OFF, P1.

Reference (Deposit): HECLA MINING COMPANY NEWS RELEASE, 9-5-96.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, PP. 167, 168.

Reference (Production): HECLA MINING COMPANY 1995 FORM 10-K REPORT, P21.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES AND MINING

Reference (Reserve-Resource): COMPANIES, PP. 219, 220.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P122.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): HECLA MINING COMPANY 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P20.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND MINING

Reference (Reserve-Resource): COMPANIES, P148.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 38, 1942, P. 113-114.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 7, 1977, P. 47.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1990.

Reference (Deposit): EASTMAQUE GOLD MINES LTD. 1988 ANNUAL REPORT. 1989, 24 PP.

Reference (Deposit): EQUINOX RESOURCES LTD. 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, P.1-5.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #37, SEPTEM. 11, 1996, P5.

Reference (Deposit): EQUINOX RESOURCES LTD., 1992 ANNUAL REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN METALS MARKET, VOL., 104, #175, 9/10/96, P1.

Reference (Deposit): MK GOLD COMPANY NEWS RELEASE, SEPT, 5, 1996.

Reference (Deposit): MK GOLD CO., 1996 ANNUAL & FORM 10-K REPORTS, PP. I-5, I-6.

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