Crown Jewel Mine

The Crown Jewel Mine is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 5,499 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Crown Jewel Mine
Secondary: Buckhorn Mountain
Secondary: Buckhorn
Secondary: Crown Jewel Joint Venture Project

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Myers Creek District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: State Lease
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Crown Resources
Percent: 46.00
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: Battle Mountain Gold Co.
Percent: 54.00
Home Office: Texas
Info Year: 1996

Production

Year: 1997
Description: Gold Production Est. 97000 T Oz/Yr

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Carbon-In-Leach-Merrill-Crowe
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): PRODUCTION MAY BEGIN IN 1998; CONSTRUCTION SHOULD START SOMETIME IN 1996. PROVEN + PROBABLE RESERVES, (FROM CROWN JEWEL DATA), 12/31/96. BATTLE MOUNTAIN DATA SLIGHITLY LESS RESERVES: SEE R TABLE, REC. 5 (CROWN JEWEL DATA) AND 6 (BATTLE MOUNTAIN DATA). GOLD GRADE THE SAME; SILVER GRADE IS FROM BATTLE MT DATA:

Comment (Ownership): AFTER THE JV PROJECT AT CROWN JEWEL MINE PRODUCERS 1.6 M OZ GOLD BMG INTREST IN REDUCED TO 51%.

Comment (Deposit): 2-97: BATTLE MOUNTAIN EXPECTS ITS SHARE OF PRODUCTION TO AVERAGE 130,000 OZ ANNUALLY. 1997: THE US FOREST SERVICE UPHELD THE ENVIRON. IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE PROPERTY AND APPROVED THE PROJECT.

References

Reference (Deposit): CROWN RESORCES 1987 10K, P.9.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK 1993, P.32.

Reference (Deposit): CROWN RESOURCES CORP. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1989, 28 PGS.

Reference (Deposit): CROWN RESOURCES CORP. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1990, 36 PGS.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, V80 N5, 4-4-94, P.3.

Reference (Deposit): GOLD GAZETTE, V3 N94, 4-24-95, P.17.

Reference (Deposit): BATTLE MTN GOLD CO. 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.5,20.

Reference (Deposit): CROWN RESOURCES NEWS RELEASE 3-21-94.

Reference (Deposit): CROWN RESOURCES 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, P.1.

Reference (Deposit): CROWN RESOURCES 1988 ANNUAL REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): CROWN RESOURCES 1987 ANNUAL REPORT, P.3.

Reference (Deposit): CROWN RESOURCES CORP. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1991, 36 PGS.

Reference (Deposit): BATTLE MTNGOLD INC. PLAN OF OPERATIONS, SEPT. 1992, 58 PGS.

Reference (Deposit): BATTLE MTN GOLD INC. PLAN OF OPERATIONS, JAN. 1992, 15 PGS.

Reference (Deposit): BATTLE MTN GOLD INC. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1991, 56 PGS.

Reference (Deposit): BATTLE MTN GOLD INC. FORM 10K FOR 1991, 85 PGS.

Reference (Deposit): ON ITS CROWN JEWEL MINE PROJECT. FROM NEWSMINE, 5-6-97.

Reference (Deposit): BATTLE MTN GOLD CO. PLEASED WITH FOREST SERVICE DECISION

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL DIRECTORY 1993/94.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, P23.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO., 1996 FORM 10-K, PP. 4, 15-17.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): CROWN RESOURCES CORP., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, P5.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD COMPANY, 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P15.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): CROWN RESOURCES CORP. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P.4.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): CROWN RESOURCES CORP. 1995 10K, P.14.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BATTLE MTN GOLD CO. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P.12.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BATTLE MTN GOLD CO. 1995 10K, P.11.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 108, #9, FEB. 26, 1997, P2.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 2-17-97, P.1.

Reference (Deposit): PAY DIRT, N691, JAN. 97, P14.

Reference (Deposit): MINING ENGINEERING, V 47 N10, 10-96, P.907.

Reference (Deposit): CROWN RESOURCES NEWS RELEASE, 4-22-96.

Reference (Deposit): CROWN RESOURCES NEWS RELEASE, 8-30-95.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 6-27-95, P.6.

Reference (Deposit): CROWN RESOURCES NEWS RELEASE, 6-21-95.

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