Goldbanks Quicksilver Mine

The Goldbanks Quicksilver Mine is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,640 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: Goldbanks Quicksilver Mine
Secondary: Gold Banks
Secondary: Goldbanks
Secondary: Furnaces Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Mercury

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Goldbanks

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: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Restoration Gold Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1986 - 1995

Owner Name: Restoration Minerals Co.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1995 - 1997

Owner Name: Kinross Gold Corp.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1995 - 1997

Owner Name: Kinross Gold Coporation
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1997
Years: 1997 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe
Discovery Year: 1986
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S

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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ALSO CHECK USGS ID# MO6O492 (M060492). PROPERTY COVERS 10,000 AC/4050 HECAC. PROPERTY WILL POBABLY COME ON LINE IN 1999. BIB REF 007 HAS RESOURCE DATA FROM 1993 OR 1994. DATA NOT ENTERED IN TABLE.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): TOTAL DEMONSTRATED ORE, 12/31/96 PROVEN + PROBABLE ORE: INPLACE; MINABLE AND DILUTED:

References

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 3, 1996, P B8.

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

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL107, #??, AUG., 31, P17.

Reference (Deposit): BUSINESS WIRE, INDUSTRIES, NEWS RELEASE, 12/9/96, P1,2.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, JAN 13, 1997, P3.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #50, DEC., 11, 1996, P5.

Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, VOL., 86, #17, APRIL 26, 1997, P11.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107,#50, DEC., 11, 1996, P5.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #34, AUG., 21, 1996, P7.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, PP. 149, 150.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 106, #23, JUNE 7, 96, P21.

Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 89, 1977, PP 56, 57, PL 2A

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1356, 1973

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8252, 1965, P 14

Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 33, 1940

Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 41, 1944, P 170 PL 1

Reference (Deposit): USBM INFORM CIRC 6902, 1936, P 15

Reference (Reserve-Resource): KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION, 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, P 30.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION, 1995 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 27-30.

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, PP. 246, 247.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION, 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 26, 27.

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.