Gold Bar I

The Gold Bar I is a gold mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,546 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Gold Bar I
Secondary: Gold Bar
Secondary: Goldstone Gst
Secondary: Gold Ridge Gr
Secondary: Gold Pick Gp
Secondary: Gold Canyon Gc
Secondary: Gold Bar Mine
Secondary: Depostis Associated With Mine.
Secondary: Hunter Ht
Secondary: Gold Bar Project
Secondary: Cabin Creek Cck

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Thallium
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Arsenic

Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Gold Bar

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Fee Ownership
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Atlas Gold Mining, Inc.
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1989
Years: 1981 - 1997

Owner Name: Atlas Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1981 - 1997

Owner Name: Barrick Gold Corp. (American Barrick Resources Corp.)
Percent: 90.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1997
Years: 1997 -

Production

Year: 1995
Description: Gold Production 6019 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1992
Description: Au 2545260 G
Year: 1991
Description: Silver 93310 G
Year: 1991
Description: Gold 2510891 G
Year: 1990
Description: Cil Mill Plus Heap Leach 2527600 G/Au
Year: 1989
Description: Cil Mill Plus Heap Leach 2055400 G/Au
Year: 1988
Description: Cil Mill Plus Heap Leach 1439800 G/Au
Year: 1987
Description: Cil Mill Plus Heap Leach 1244100 G/Au

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Agglomerate-Carbon Column-Electrowin
Year First Production: 1987
Discovery Year: 1983
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): 1-30-97: ATLAS CORP. AND VISTA GOLD CORP. AGREED TO TERMINATE THEIR JOINT VENTURE ARRANGEMENT. ATLAS HAS REGAINED A 100% INTEREST.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): THE GOLD BAR AREA HAS NOT BEEN IN PRODUCTION SINCE 12/31/95 INCLUDES AREA DEPOSITS: GOLD PICK EAST; GOLD PICK EAST; GOLD RIDGE: OTHER SATELLLITE DEPOSITS INCLUDE: CABIN CREEK; HUNTER; GOLD CANYON; AND POT CANYON; ORE FROM THESE DEPOSITS IS CONSIDERED MEAS + INDI MINERALIZED MATERIAL: ALL RESERVES AS OF 12/31/96: ADIT PRODUCTION BASED ON AVG MILL FEED FROM 1991 TO 1995:

Comment (Production): MILL ORE. 1988 AU PROD.= 50,000 OZ. 1989 AU PROD. = 66,082 OZ. FROM 666,000 MT ORE MILLED. 1989 RESERVE = 204,000 OZ.CONT.AU

Comment (Economic Factors): PUBLISHED CAPITAL COSTS ARE $17.5 MILLION TOTAL PLANT & EQUI

Comment (Economic Factors): MILL IS A 1500 STPD OPERATION, ON LINE 12/86.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCES REC 1 TOTAL OF GOLD PICK E & W; GOLD RIDGE DEPOSTIS. RES REC 2 INCLUDES GOLD PICK EAST & WEST & GOLD RIDGE DEPOSITS. RESOURCES REC 3 INCLUDEDS DEPOSTIS; CABIN CREEK; HUNTER; GOLD CANYON; POT CANYON: MINERALIZED MAT AS OF 12/31/96: RESOURCES RECORD 4 INCLUDES ALL "GOLD BAR" ARES DEPOSITS: GOLD PICK EAST; GOLD PICK WEST; GOLD RIDGE; CABIN CREEK; HUNTER; GOLD CANYON; & POT CANYON: 12/31/96:

Comment (Economic Factors): MINE IS A 1500 STPD OPEN PIT, ON LINE 10/86.

References

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHWESTERN PAYDIRT, #697, JULY 1997, P14.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, V83, #10, MAY 5, 1997, P3.

Reference (Deposit): ATLAS CORPORATION NEWS RELEASE, 1-30-97.

Reference (Deposit): P. 314.

Reference (Deposit): ATLAS CORPORATION. 1989 ANNUAL REPORT. 1990, P. 5.

Reference (Deposit): GOLD RECORD FOR ATLAS. MIN. J. (LONDON), OCT. 19, 1990,

Reference (Deposit): OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 39.

Reference (Deposit): NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

Reference (Deposit): THE NEVADA PROSPECTOR, VOL 23, P.23, FALL 1986

Reference (Deposit): E & MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY, VOL 12, NO 12, P9, 5/23/86

Reference (Deposit): ROCKY MTN PAYDIRT, 1/87, P.8A.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ATLAS CORPORATION, 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, P15.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ATLAS CORPORATION, 1995 FORM 10-K REPORT, P8.

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, PP246, 248.

Reference (Deposit): ATLAS CORPORATION, 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 3-11.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL, MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/1997, MINES & MINING

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA DIRECTORY OF MINES, 1995/1996, P23.

Reference (Deposit): ALTAS CORPORATION, 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 4-5.

Reference (Deposit): ATLAS CORPORATION, 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P5.

Reference (Deposit): SKILLING MINING REVIEW, MARCH 25, 1994.

Reference (Deposit): PROCEEDS RECORDS. CARSON CITY, NV, FEB. 1991.

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION, MINING DIVISION. NET

Reference (Deposit): MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT (BISBEE, AZ), JAN. 1987, P. 8A.

Reference (Deposit): 1987, PP 4-8.

Reference (Deposit): FARLEY, E. R. ATLAS CORP. CHAIRMAN. REPORTED IN ROCKY

Reference (Deposit): ITS GOLD BAR MINE. SKILLINGS' MIN. REVIEW, JUNE 27,

Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS, D. N. ATLAS CORP. MARKS OFFICIAL OPENING OF

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.