Coleman Canyon Aur

The Coleman Canyon Aur is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,562 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

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Site Name

Primary: Coleman Canyon Aur
Secondary: Coleman Canyon
Secondary: Coleman Canyon Property

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Island Mountain District

Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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: Unknown

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Uest International Resources Corp. (Jv With Aur)
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: Aur Resources Ltd. (70% Option)
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: Westmont Gold, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1995
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section

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 (Deposit): PROPERTY MAY BE RELATED TO TWO OTHER "COLEMAN" MAS PROPERTY FILES, SEQ# 0320070212 & 0320070692. THE LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY IS BASED ON THE TOWN OF MOUNTAIN CITY, ELKO CT, NEVADA. THIS PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY61 MILES (94 KM) NORTH OF ELKO.

Comment (Ownership): AUR RESOURCES LTD HAS A 70% OPTION OF THE PROPERTY.

References

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, AUG., 26, 1996, P3.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #??, 9/4/96, P46.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 3, 1996, P B13.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #50, DEC., 11, 1996, P1.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #49, DEC., 4, 1996, P61.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V 107, #35, 08/28/96, P1.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, V 82, #27, 08/26/96, P2.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V 107, #8, 02/21/96, P8.

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P237.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996. PP. 36, 244.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING

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.