Melba Prospect

The Melba Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,699 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Melba Prospect
Secondary: Teryl Property
Secondary: Fort Knox
Secondary: Monte Cristo Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks District

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Fairbanks Gold Mining, Inc.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: Cyprus Amax Minerals Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1993 - 1996

Owner Name: Amax Gold, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1997
Years: 1996 -

Owner Name: Amax Gold, Inc.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1992 - 1993

Production

Year: 1997
Description: Est Ore Cap 11920407 Mt/ Yr
Year: 1997
Description: Est Gold Cap 350000 T Oz/Yr

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Hydromet
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Carbon-In-Pulp-Electrowin
Year First Production: 1996
Discovery Year: 1986
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

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

Unknown: Gold

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): MINE START UP IN OCT OF 1996. CURRENT ESTIMATE OF MINE LIFE IS 12 TO 13 YEARS. PROVEN + PROBABLE ORE RESERVES; 12/31/96:

Comment (Names): NAMES MONTE CRISTO & MELBA ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED BY R.M. CHAPMAN & R.L. FOSTER, LODE MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE FAIRBANKS DISTRICT, ALASKA. USGS PROF PAPER 625-D, 1969, 25 P. RUMOR THAT AMAX HAS BOUGHT FORT KNOX (NO PROOF, 8/27/91).

Comment (Reserve-Resource): QUANTITY AND GRADE USED IN THIS STUDY FROM POLYGON METHOD WITH 0.686 G/MT AU CUTOFF.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): OTHER RESOURCES (PUBLISHED) INCLUDE: INDICATED 122,653,440 MT ORE BY POLYGON METHOD, 0.514 G/MT AU CUTOFF GRADE. INDICATED 155,131,200 MT ORE KRIEGED, 0.514 G/MT AU CUTOFF GRADE. INDICATED 176,813,200 MT ORE BY POLYGON METHOD, 0.343 G/MT AU CUTOFF GRADE.

Comment (Deposit): THE FORT KNOX MINE, LOCATED NEAR FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, IS EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE FULL ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 350,000 OZ. OF GOLD IN 1997 AT AN AVERAGE CASH COST OF APPROXIMATELY $215OZ PLANNED START-UP, OCT. 1996,

References

Reference (Development): MINING RECORD. "AMAX GOLD AWARDS CONTRACT TO CONSTRUCT

Reference (Reserve-Resource): FX, PRESS RELEASE (PR), 11/19/90, 1 P.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DGGS IC 35, P. 5, 1992

Reference (Development): ALASKAN MINE". 5/24/95. P.3.

Reference (Deposit): ZELLAR, THE ANCHORAGE TIMES, 6/14/89.

Reference (Deposit): FX PR, 6/6/89, 9 PP.

Reference (Deposit): FX PR, 9/13/89, 4 PP.

Reference (Deposit): LMJ, 12/8/89, P. 460.

Reference (Deposit): NM, 3/12/90, P. A17.

Reference (Deposit): FX PR, 9/24/90, 3 PP.

Reference (Geology): FAIRBANKS GOLD, LTD. (FX) STOCK PROSPECTUS, 4/26/89.

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P121.

Reference (Deposit): LMJ, V. 313, NO. 8027, P. 5.

Reference (Deposit): LMJ, V. 312, NO. 8023, P. 445.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 108, #19, WED., MAY 7, 1997, P1.

Reference (Deposit): AMAX GOLD INC 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 3, 32, & FORM-10K, P9.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996.97, U.S. MINES AND MINING

Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD, VOL. 107, #44, 10/30/96, P3, "FORT KNOX

Reference (Deposit): PROJECT; MECHANICAL COMPLETION IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE".

Reference (Deposit): MINING MAGAZINE, 1-94, P.27.

Reference (Deposit): MINING ENGINEERING, V46 N1, 1-94, P.22.

Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, 2-25-94, P.137.

Reference (Deposit): AMAX GOLD INC. 1994 10K, P.2,8.

Reference (Geology): NM, V. 75, NO. 10, 5/15/89.

Reference (Ownership): MILLER, YORKTOWN CONTINENTAL SECURITIES INC., 7/20/90, 8 PP.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): SR 44, P. 11-12.

Reference (Deposit): FX PR, 12/21/90, 1 P.

Reference (Deposit): LMJ, V. 315, NO. 8102, 12/21-28/90, P. 460.

Reference (Deposit): NM, V. 76, NO. 48, 2/4/91, P. A17.

Reference (Deposit): FX PR, 8/1/89, 2 PP.

Reference (Deposit): FX PR, 8/15/89, 5 PP.

Reference (Deposit): HORTON, INTERNATIONAL TRADER, V. 2, NO. 37, 9/15/89.

Reference (Deposit): FX PR, 10/12/89, 6 PP.

Reference (Deposit): FX ANNUAL REPORT 1990, 32 PP.

Reference (Deposit): FX PR, 1/31/90, 3 PP.

Reference (Deposit): NM, V. 75, NO. 50, 2/19/90, P. 13.

Reference (Deposit): FX PR, 2/20/90, 1 P.

Reference (Deposit): FX PR, 4/25/90, 1 P.

Reference (Deposit): FX PR, 7/9/90, 7 PP.

Reference (Deposit): NM, V. 76, NO. 19, 7/16/90, P. 13.

Reference (Deposit): FX PR, 10/1/90, 2 PP.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER (NM), V. 76, NO. 36, 11/12/90, PP. 1-2.

Reference (Deposit): MARTIN, FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS-MINER, 2/10/91, P. B-1.

Reference (Deposit): AK JOURNAL COMMERCE, 7/8/91, PP. 16-17.

Reference (Deposit): NM, V. 78, NO. 24, 8/19/91, PP. 1-2.

Reference (Deposit): AMAX GOLD INC, NEWS RELEASE, 9-12-91.

Reference (Deposit): AMAX GOLD INC, NEWS RELEASE, 1-7-92.

Reference (Deposit): AMAX GOLD INC, 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 2, 10, 18.

Reference (Deposit): AMAX GOLD INC, 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 3, 11.

Reference (Deposit): MINING WEEKLY, 3-26-93, P.7.

Reference (Deposit): AMAX GOLD INC. 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.4,7.

Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, V83 N47, 11-19-94, P.23.

Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD, V106 N35, 8-30-95, P.1.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #44, OCT., 30, 1996, P3.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN METAL MARKET. "ALASKA MINE POURS FIRST GOLD". V104

Reference (Deposit): N250. 12/27/96. P.5.

Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, 12/28/96, P18, "AMAX POURS FIRST

Reference (Deposit): GOLD AT FORT KNOX".

Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD, VOL., 108, #1, P1, 01/01/97, "AMAX POURS

Reference (Deposit): FIRST GOLD AT FORT KNOX MINE IN ALASKA".

Reference (Deposit): PAYDIRT, #691, JAN. 1997, P12.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER VOL., 83, #6, APRIL 7, 1997, P1.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): AMAX GOLD INC., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, P3.

Reference (Deposit): O'DONOGHUE, FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS-MINER, 6/15/89.

Reference (Deposit): FX PR, 6/28/89, 1 P.

Reference (Deposit): FX ANNUAL REPORT 1989, 25 PP.

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

Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #44, OCT. 30, 1996, P3.

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