The Gold Quarry/Tusc/Mac is a gold mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,741 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
Elevation: 5,741 Feet (1,750 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.7847, -116.21390
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Gold Quarry/Tusc/Mac MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Quarry/Tusc/Mac
Secondary: Gold Quarry
Secondary: South Operations Area
Secondary: Mac
Secondary: Tusc - 0320110396
Secondary: Maggie Creek - 0320110182 Depleted
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Maggie Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Other
Type: Located Claim
Type: Private Lease
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Newmont Gold Co. (Newmont Mining Corp.)
Company ID: 2601635
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1995
Production
Year: 1995
Description: Gold Production 1094000 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1990
Description: Annual Gold Output 28822 Kilograms
Year: 1989
Description: Annual Gold Output 25846 Kilograms
Year: 1988
Description: Annual Gold Output 15437 Kilograms
Year: 1987
Description: Annual Gold Output 10932 Kilograms
Year: 1986
Description: Annual Gold Output 7584 Kilograms
Year: 1985
Description: Annual Gold Output 3331 Kilograms
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant Subtype: Solvent Extraction-Electrowin
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Carbon-In-Leach-Electrowin
Year First Production: 1986
Discovery Year: 1977
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: L
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
Unknown: Realgar
Unknown: Cinnabar
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Kaolinite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Stibnite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): EVALUATED UNDER THE MAIN NEWMONT CARLIN OPERATIONS; SEQ #. 0320110230. AS OF THE NEWMONT GOLD CO. 1994 FORM 10-K, THE MAC AND TUSC DEPOSITS ARE INCLUDED WITH GOLD QUARRY RESERVE ESTIMATE. MAC SEQ # 0320110397: TUSC SEQ # 0320110396. SEE MAIN NEWMONT CARLIN OPERATIONS FILE; 0320110230 FOR TOTAL CARLIN ADIT RESERVE DATA. ACCESS ROAD IS ADEQUATE AND POWER AND WATER ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SITE. WORKING SEASON IS ALL YEAR AND LABOR IS AVAILABLE LOCALLY.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO ADIT DATA IN THIS FILE; SEE MAS FILE SEQ# 0320110230:
References
Reference (Deposit): EVANS, J. G., AND L. D. CRESS. PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC
Reference (Deposit): ARRANGED AT GOLD QUARRY. FEB. 22, 1983, P. 1.
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-324, 1972,
Reference (Deposit): MAP OF THE SCHROEDER MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, NEVADA. U.S.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHWESTERN PAYDIRT, #697, JULY 1997, P13.
Reference (Deposit): NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1993 10-K, P.16,17.
Reference (Deposit): NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.12-14.
Reference (Deposit): NEWMONT GOLD CO., 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, P.9-15.
Reference (Deposit): APRIL 4-6, 1993, 6PP + SLIDES.
Reference (Deposit): ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE GOLD INSTITUTE, TUCSON, AZ,
Reference (Deposit): PHILIP, T. PETER, BIOOXIDATION, PAPER PRESENTED AT THE 1993
Reference (Deposit): ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, 1/92, P.4A-7A.
Reference (Deposit): PP. 147, 150.
Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD, V 106/N 9, 3/1/95, P.5.
Reference (Deposit): RESERVES ESTIMATES FOR GOLD QUARRY. V. 34, NO. 6, 1981,
Reference (Deposit): WORLD MINING - UNITED STATES: NEVADA; NEWMONT RAISES
Reference (Deposit): WORLD MINING (SAN FRANCISCO) WHAT'S GOING ON IN
Reference (Deposit): SOUTH OPERATIONS AREA PROJECT. DRAFT EIS, MAY, 1993.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUR. LAND MANAGEMENT. NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY'S
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 64, 1967, 152 PP.
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA. NV
Reference (Deposit): AZ), NO. 42, MAR. 1983, P. 7A.
Reference (Deposit): ELKO (NV) DAILY FREE PRESS. MAGAZINE DESCRIBES DEAL
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NEWMNOT GOLD CO., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, P16.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1995, FORM 10-K REPORT, P14.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P40.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 27-29.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NEWMONT GOLD CO., 1994 10-K, PP. 13-14.
Reference (Deposit): UPWARD, SETTING RECORDS. INTERMOUNTAIN PAY DIRT (BISBEE,
Reference (Deposit): P. 9, 22, 23.
Reference (Deposit): DILLARD, G. NEVADA GOLD PRODUCTION CONTINUING
Reference (Deposit): NEWMONT MINING CORP. ANNUAL REPORT, 1983. 1984,
Reference (Deposit): NO. 36, SEPT. 1983, PP. 21A-25A.
Reference (Deposit): BETTER ALL THE TIME. BIG SKY PAYDIRT (BISBEE, AZ),
Reference (Deposit): CLISBY, H. NEVADA'A PRECIOUS METALS PICTURE LOOKING
Reference (Deposit): NOVEMBER. 5-8, 1984, RENO, NV, P. 434.
Reference (Deposit): PROGRAMS, 1984. 97TH ANNU. MEETING, GEOL. SOC. AM.,
Reference (Deposit): CHARACTERISITCS. ABSTR. NO. 33,496 IN ABSTRACTS WITH
Reference (Deposit): DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: A REVIEW OF THEIR GEOLOGIC
Reference (Deposit): BAGBY, W. C. SEDIMENT-HOSTED DISSEMINATED GOLD
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 48-49.
Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL (LONDON). NEW GOLD HORIZONS.
Reference (Deposit): JACKSON, C. F., AND E. D. GARDNER. CARLIN GOLD, A
Reference (Deposit): FORTUNE MAGAZINE, V. 106, NO. 13, 1982, PP. 48-65.
Reference (Deposit): GUZZARDI, W. THE HUGE FIND IN ROY ASH'S BACKYARD.
Reference (Deposit): WORLD MIN. (YEARBOOK), V. 36, NO. 8, 1983, PP. 60-61.
Reference (Deposit): SCALE 1:24,000.
Reference (Deposit): GRACE, K. A. EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN 1982.
Reference (Deposit): NO. 84, MAY 1984, P. 31A.
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R. J., K. M. MONTGOMERY, AND R. E. LEHNER.
Reference (Deposit): NEW MEXICO PAYDIRT (BISBEE, AZ). OF MINES AND MEN.
Reference (Deposit): MIN. J., V. 184, NO. 7, 1983, PP. 38-43.
Reference (Deposit): SPARKING THE REBIRTH OF GOLD MINING IN NEVADA. ENG. AND
Reference (Deposit): NEWMONT MONEY GENERATOR KEEPS ON RENEWING ITSELF AFTER
Reference (Deposit): CONF., ELKO, NV, SEPT. 7, 1984, 5 PP.
Reference (Deposit): SEPTEMBER 7, 1984, 9 PP.
Reference (Deposit): CO.-GOLD QUARRY PROCESS FACILITIES. TOUR 1, NV MIN. ASSOC.
Reference (Deposit): CO. TOUR 1, NV MIN. ASSOC. CONFERENCE ELKO, NEVADA,
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION (RENO). CARLIN GOLD MINING
Reference (Deposit): V. 300, NO. 7702, 1983, PP. 201-202.
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.
