Deleware No. 1 Lode

The Deleware No. 1 Lode is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,121 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: Deleware No. 1 Lode
Secondary: Bullfrog
Secondary: Bullfrog Mine Orig. Pit Depleted
Secondary: Ladd
Secondary: Bullfrog Mine Barrick
Secondary: Bullfrog West Extension Mine
Secondary: Deleware Lode
Secondary: Deleware No. 3 Lode
Secondary: Ethel Lode
Secondary: Bullforg West Extension Mine
Secondary: Last Chance Lode
Secondary: Montgomery Shoshone Depleted
Secondary: Bonanza Mountain Depleted
Secondary: Bullfrog Lode
Secondary: Bullforg #2 Lode
Secondary: Bullforg Project
Secondary: Burm Ball

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Bullfrog District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Bullfrog West Extension Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1908

Owner Name: Lac Minerals Ltd
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: Barrick Bullforg, Inc
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1994 -

Owner Name: Barrick Gold Corp. (American Barrick Resources Corp.)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1994 -

Production

Year: 1996
Description: Ore Milled @ 2.503 G/Mt 2729356 Mt/Yr Ore
Year: 1996
Description: Gold Production 205300 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1995
Description: Ore Milled @ 2.126 2821435 Mt/Yr Ore
Year: 1995
Description: Gold Production 176300 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1994
Description: Ore Milled @ 3.6 G/Mt 2806013 Mt/Yr
Year: 1994
Description: Gold Production 301000 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1993
Description: Ore Milled @ 4.286 G/Mt 2794129 Mt/Yr Ore
Year: 1993
Description: Silver Production 469889 T Oz/Yr Siulver
Year: 1993
Description: Gold Production 354887 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1992
Description: Ore Milled @ 3.806 G/Mt 2845839 Mt/Yr Ore
Year: 1992
Description: Silver Production 313100 T Oz/Yr Silver
Year: 1992
Description: Gold Production 323825 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1991
Description: Silver Production 188824 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1991
Description: Gold Production 198863 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1990
Description: Silver Production 228647 T Oz/Yr Silver
Year: 1990
Description: Gold Production 220192 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1989
Description: Silver Production 35752 T Oz/Yr Silver
Year: 1989
Description: Gold Production 56771 T Oz/Yr Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Combined Methods
Milling Method: Carbon-In-Leach-Electrowin
Year First Production: 1989
Discovery Year: 1986
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

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 (Exploration): A PLANNED 1997 $600,000 EXPLORATION PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON DISCOVERING AND DEVELOPING GOLD DEPOSITS.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCES RECORDS 6, 7, 8 ORE BASE ON COG OF 0.617 G/MT AU @ AU PRICE OF $400/OZ:

Comment (Deposit): THE ORIGINAL OPEN PIT WAS MINED OUT IN 1994 ORE WAS MINED FROM SMALLER SATELLITE PITS MONTGOMERY-SHOSHONE & BONANZA MOUNTIAN UNTIL 1996 WHEN THEIR ORE WAS DEPLETED. THESE PROPERTIES ARE ALL LOCATED IN THE BULLFORG MINING DIST. MAS PROPERTIES: BULLFORG FRACTION LODE: MAS 0320230952 JUMBO LODE: MAS 0320230942 NATIONAL BANK MINE: MAS 0320230265 SENATOR STEWART MINE: MAS 0320230264 BARRICK OWNES AND CONTROLS ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES:

Comment (Production): THE UNDERGROUND OPERATION PRODUCED AT A DAILY RATE OF 1480 ST IN 1996. THIS YEAR, 1997, MINE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 179,000 OZ AU..

Comment (Reserve-Resource): UNDERGROUND RESERVES: PROV+PROB+MINER MAT (MEA+IND); 12/31/96: CUT OFF GRADE IS 0.617 G/MT AU @ AU PRICE OF $400/OZ: PRODUCTION; AVG OF 1992-1996:

Comment (Ownership): LAC MINERALS USA INC, SOLD THIS PROPERTY TO BARRICK SOME TIME IN 1993-1994.

References

Reference (Deposit): MINING OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1988,

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA DIVISION OF INSPECTION, 1989, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL INDUSTRY 1995", PP. 2, 30.

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SP MI-1995, "THE NEVADA

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, 1995/96, PP. 5, 27.

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P 234.

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

Reference (Deposit): 36-37, 40.

Reference (Deposit): BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 26, 29-30,

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1997, PP. 43-46.

Reference (Deposit): LAC MINERALS LTD., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 10-11, 21-22.

Reference (Deposit): 1991, P67.

Reference (Deposit): PLATT'S METALS WEEK, JAN. 16, 1995, V66, #3, P12.

Reference (Deposit): ACTIVE NEVADA MINING OPERATIONS DURING CALENDAR YEAR

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1992, DIRECTORY OF

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY, BUL. #77, 1972, P36.

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY, BUL. #50, 1951, PP. 35-36.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BUL. #303, 1907, PP. 61-62.

Reference (Deposit): MINERALS SURVEY #2294

Reference (Deposit): GOLD MINE.", PP. C1-C3.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 2, 1997, "BARRICK EXPLORES BULLFORG

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, PP. 38-41.

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, PP. 311-312.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES AND MINING

Reference (Deposit): 72.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH LONG, USGS RESOURCE ASSESMENT DATA BASE, 1996, PP. 70-

Reference (Deposit): USGS BUL. #407, 1910, PP. 122-123.

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL SURVEY NO. 3770.

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL SURVEY NO. 3265.

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL SURVEY NO. 2590.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION, 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 25, 36.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION, 1996 FORM 40-F, P14.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION, 1995 FORM 40-F, P30.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION, 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P30.

Reference (Deposit): PP. 61-62.

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.