Northumberland Mine

Site Name

Primary: Northumberland Mine
Secondary: Cyprus
Secondary: Cyprus Northumberland
Secondary: Chipmunk Oreboby
Secondary: Main Oreboby

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Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Mercury

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Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Northumberland District

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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.

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Holdings

Type: Patented

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Workings

Type: Surface

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Ownership

Owner Name: Cyprus Northumberland Minerals Co.
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1984
Years: 1984 - 1990

Owner Name: Western States Minerals Corp.
Company ID: 2601661
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1990
Years: 1990 -

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Production

Year: 1962
Time Period: 1866-1962
Description: Short Tons Ore Mined (1866-1962) 220799 Short Tons Ore

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Ion Exchange-Electrowin
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Bench (Berm)
Milling Method: Leach-Solvent-Extract-Precipitation
Year First Production: 1985
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: M

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Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin

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Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

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Orebody

Not available

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Structure

Not available

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Alterations

Not available

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Rocks

Not available

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Analytical Data

Not available

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Materials

Unknown: Freibergite
Unknown: Orpiment
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Realgar
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Stibnite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chert
Unknown: Cinnabar
Unknown: Dolomite
Unknown: Gold

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Comments

Comment (Geology): MAJORITY OF MINERALIZATION IN THE ROBERTS MTNS AND VININI FORMATIONS. ORE OCCURS IN AND ADJACENT TO THRUST FAULT SEPARATING LOWER PLATE OF ROBERTS MTNS. FRMTN. FROM UPPER PLATE VININI FRMTN

Comment (Geology): ALSO, MINOR BARITE, MOLYBDENITE, AND ARSENIC MINERALS PRESENT.

Comment (Ownership): THE REMAINING 12% IS OWNED BY IDAHO MINING CO.

Comment (Production): PRODUCT SHIPPED TO HANDY AND HARMON REFINERY SEQ 0060379182

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ABOUT 2:1 AU:AG RATIO FROM 4500 T/D OPEN-PIT MINE.

Comment (Workings): RESTORATION COSTS: 1,186,000 (JAN 1984 DOLLARS) CONTACT: ALL DATA WERE COMPILED FROM USBM FILES, AND SHOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED AS A ROUGH ESTIMATE.

Comment (Production): PRODUCED 26,943 OZ AU IN 1989.

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References

Reference (Deposit): GOLD MINE, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA. GEOL. SOC. AM, ABSTR.

Reference (Deposit): MOTTER, J. W., AND P. E. CHAPMAN. NORTHUMBERLAND GOLD

Reference (Deposit): PETROL. GEOL. BULL., V. 53, NO. 2, 1969, P. 421-429.

Reference (Deposit): NORTHERN TOQUIMA RANGE, CENTRAL NEVADA. AM. ASSOC. OF

Reference (Deposit): ASSEMBLAGE ROCKS IN A WINDOW IN ROBERTS MOUNTAINS THRUST,

Reference (Deposit): MCKEE, E. H., AND R. J. ROSS, JR. STRATIGRAPHY OF EASTERN

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOL. SURV. PROF. PAPER 931, 1976, 49 PP.

Reference (Deposit): GEOCHEM., RENO, NV, MAR. 25-28, 1984, P. FT2 9-25.

Reference (Deposit): GUIDEBOOK, ED. BY J. L. JOHNSON. SYMP. OF ASSOCI. EXPL.

Reference (Deposit): DEPOSITS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA, FIELD TRIP

Reference (Deposit): PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS. PAPER IN EXPLORATION FOR ORE

Reference (Deposit): DEPOSIT, NY COUNTY, NEVADA, FIELD GRIP 2, SEDIMENT-HOSTED

Reference (Deposit): RANGE, LANDER, EUREKA, AND NYE COUNTIES, NEVADA.

Reference (Deposit): 19, 1974, P. 35-41.

Reference (Deposit): MCKEE, E. H. GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TOQUIMA

Reference (Deposit): CENTERS IN CENTRAL NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. REP.

Reference (Deposit): IN GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF FOUR TERTIARY VOLCANIC

Reference (Deposit): MCKEE, E. H. NORTHUMBERLAND CALDERA AND NORTHUMBERLAND TUFF

Reference (Deposit): GOLDSTEIN, I. J. GOLD MINERALIZATION AT THE NORTHUMBERLAND

Reference (Deposit): NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 81, 1973, 121 PP.

Reference (Deposit): 1971, P. 15-32.

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L. J. RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA.

Reference (Deposit): PLUTONS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NEVADA. ISOCHRON/WEST, NO. 71-1,

Reference (Deposit): TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.

Reference (Deposit): PART OF THE TOQUIMA RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS

Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED REPORT, AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT

Reference (Deposit): DISSEMINATED GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE BASIN AND RANGE REGION.

Reference (Deposit): MINERALIZATION AT JERRITT CANYON, NEVADA, WITH OTHER

Reference (Deposit): STEVENS, D. L. AND R. B. HAWKINS. A COMPARISON OF THE GOLD

Reference (Deposit): SHAWE, D. R., F. G. POOLE, AND D. A. BROBST. NEWLY

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. CIRCULAR 555, 1967, 8 PP.

Reference (Deposit): IN EAST NORTHUMBERLAND CANYON, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA. U.S.

Reference (Deposit): SHAWE, D. R., F. G. POOLE, AND D. A. BROBST. BEDDED BARITE

Reference (Deposit): STANFORD UNIV., STANDFORD, CA, 1977, 149 PP.

Reference (Deposit): DISSEMINATED GOLD INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVE. M.S. THESIS,

Reference (Deposit): SHANLEY, F. E. A GEOLOGIC AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE

Reference (Deposit): NORTHUMBERLAND GOLD MINE, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA. M.S.

Reference (Deposit): OTT, L. E. GEOLOGY AND ORE LOCALIZATION AT THE

Reference (Deposit): BULL., V. 4, AUG.-OCT. 1980, P. 16.

Reference (Deposit): NORTHUMBERLAND GOLD MINE INTO PRODUCTION. NV MIN. ASSOC.

Reference (Deposit): V. 6, NO. 2, 1978, P. 221-229.

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION (RENO). CYPRUS TO PUT

Reference (Deposit): TOQUIMA RANGE, CENTRAL NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. J. RES.,

Reference (Deposit): STUDIES OF BEDDED BARITE AT EAST NORTHUMBERLAND CANYON IN

Reference (Deposit): UNIV. NV, RENO.

Reference (Deposit): RYE, R. O., D. R. SHAWE, AND F. G. POOLE. STABLE ISOTOPE

Reference (Deposit): 24, 1980), 6 PP.; AVAILABLE FROM MACKAY SCHOOL OF MINES,

Reference (Deposit): THE WEST. PROCEEDINGS FROM A SYMPOSIUM ON GOLD (APR. 21-

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D. M. ENVIRONMENTAL PITFALLS FOR HARD-ROCK MINING IN

Reference (Deposit): TECHNOLOGY, 1983, 52 PP.

Reference (Deposit): P. 1321-1323.

Reference (Deposit): THESIS, MONTANA COLLEGE OF MINERAL SCIENCE AND

Reference (Deposit): GOLD DEPOSITS. MIN. ENG. (NY), VOL. 31, NO. 9, 1979,

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA. AUG. 28, 1980, P. 4.

Reference (Deposit): WARGO, J. G. THE NEXT EXPLORATION STAGE FOR CARLIN-TYPE

Reference (Deposit): WALLACE (ID) MINER. CYPRUS FILES PLAN OF OPERATION IN

Reference (Deposit): MARKET, MAR. 11, 1983, P. 3, 7.

Reference (Deposit): LEADS IN OUTPUT AHEAD OF SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH. AM. MET.

Reference (Deposit): OUNCES/ NEW MINES OPENING, OLD ONES EXPANDING; NEVADA

Reference (Deposit): WALKER, P. CANFIELD: U.S. GOLD PRODUCTION WILL HIT 2M

Reference (Deposit): CONF., HONOLULU, HI, AUG. 1982, 13 PP.

Reference (Deposit): PRES. AT AIME CIRCUMPACIFIC ENERGY AND MINER. RESOUR.

Reference (Deposit): SILBERMAN, M. L., AND E. H. MCKEE. K-AR AGES OF GRANITIC

Reference (Deposit): ECON. GEOL., V. 64, NO. 3, 1969, P. 245-254.

Reference (Deposit): CANYON, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA. ECON. GEOL. AND BULL. SOC.

Reference (Deposit): DISCOVERED BEDDED BARITE DEPOSITS IN EAST NORTHUMBERLAND

Reference (Deposit): LIBRARY, UNIV. NV, RENO, NV.

Reference (Deposit): AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM MACKAY SCHOOL OF MINES

Reference (Deposit): OF SOME DISSEMINATED GOLD DEPOSITS, 1969, 43 PP.;

Reference (Deposit): BOHN, E. E., JR., AND I. J. GOLDSTEIN. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NORTHUMBERLAND. V. 33, NO. 5, 1980, P. 86.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): MINING - UNITED STATES: NEVADA; CYPRUS STUDIES AU PIT AT

Reference (Reserve-Resource): WORLD MINING (SAN FRANCISCO) WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD

Reference (Reserve-Resource): MINES AND GEOL. OFR 82-9, 1982, 4 PP.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BULK-MINEABLE PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS IN NEVADA. NV BUR.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BONHAM, H. F., JR. RESERVES, HOST ROCKS, AND AGES OF

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA. BUMINES RI 4094, 1947, 5 PP.

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V. E. BUENA VISTA IRON DEPOSIT, CHURCHILL COUNTY,

Reference (Deposit): OPEN-FILE MAP, 1967, SCAL 1:200,000.

Reference (Deposit): MAP OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY, NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV.

Reference (Deposit): NO. 5, 1964, P. 425-454.

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPLE, F. J., AND J. I. ZIONY. PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC

Reference (Deposit): SLICES, CENTRAL NEVADA. GEOL. SOC. AM. BULL., V. 75,

Reference (Deposit): MIOGEOSYNCLINAL TO THE EUGEOSYNCLINAL BELT IN THRUST

Reference (Deposit): KAY, M., AND J. P. CRAWFORD. PALEOZOIC FACIES FROM THE

Reference (Deposit): M.A. THESIS, UNIV. CA, SANTA BARBARA, CA, 1979, 98 PP.

Reference (Deposit): GOLD ORE OF THE WINDFALL MINE, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA.

Reference (Deposit): GROVE, G. R. A STUDY OF THE FINE-GRAINED DISSEMINATED GOLD

Reference (Deposit): WITH PROGRAMS, V. 5, NO. 1, 1973, P. 48.

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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.