Dr Nos. 1-13

Site Name

Primary: Dr Nos. 1-13
Secondary: Big Springs Mine
Secondary: Big Springs
Secondary: Cp Claims - 0320071002
Secondary: Greenstone Claims - 03200771003
Secondary: Kar Claims - 0320071004
Secondary: Leta Nos. 1-26 - 0320071005
Secondary: Lin Claims - 0320071006
Secondary: Mc Nos. 1-66 - 0320071007
Secondary: Mm Nos. 1-220
Secondary: Mac Clalims
Secondary: Mac Ridge Deposit
Secondary: Mesona Claims - 0320070956
Secondary: Mori Claims - 0320071008
Secondary: Nf Claims - 0320071009
Secondary: Pete Claims - 0320071010
Secondary: Sleeper Claims - 0320071011
Secondary: Sue Claims - 0320071012
Secondary: Open Pit Names:
Secondary: Mac Ridge
Secondary: North Sammy Creek
Secondary: South Sammy Creek
Secondary: 401

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Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Arsenic

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Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko

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Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim

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Workings

Not available

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Ownership

Owner Name: Bull Run Gold Mines, Ltd. (2.5% Nsr)
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1989 -

Owner Name: Fmc (Not Listed As Owner Or Operator In
Percent: 30.00
Home Office: Illinois
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1990 - 1996

Owner Name: Independence Mining Co., Inc.
Company ID: 2670113
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1990 -

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Production

Year: 1995
Description: Silver Production 280 T Oz/Yr Silver
Year: 1995
Description: Gold Production 1780 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1992
Description: Gold (Fiscal Yr) 69600 Oz
Year: 1991
Description: Ore 625000 Short Tons
Year: 1991
Description: Ag 3327 Oz
Year: 1991
Description: Au 69539 Oz
Year: 1988
Description: Mill 74,640 Gm Au 19100 Metric Ton Ore/Yr
Year: 1988
Description: Heap Leach 1,542,560 Gm Au 667500 Metric Ton Ore/Yr
Year: 1987
Description: Heap Leach 284,254 Gm Au 157900 Metric Ton Ore/Yr

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Autoclave-Carbon-In-Pulp-Electrowin
Year First Production: 1987
Discovery Year: 1981
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S

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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

Not available

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Comments

Comment (Production): 1989 AU PROD.= 60,500 OZ. FROM 281,440 MT ORE LEACHED & MILLED. 1989 RESERVE = 311,000 CONT.OZ.AU. HEAP LEACH STILL AS OF 1995.

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References

Reference (Ownership): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING

Reference (Ownership): COMPANIES, P308.

Reference (Ownership): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING

Reference (Ownership): COMPANIES, P232.

Reference (Deposit): EQUIPMENT. SAN JOSE, CA, PERIODICALLY UPDATED.

Reference (Deposit): FREEPORT-MCMORAN GOLD CO. ANNUAL REPORT AND FORM 10-K,

Reference (Deposit): 1987, 1988.

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY, VOL 13, NO 3, P.8-9, 8/22/86.

Reference (Deposit): ROCKY MTN PAYDIRT, P.24A, 6/86.

Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, P.27, 7/11/86.

Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, P.5, 7/5/86.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 17-92, 1992, PLATE 1,

Reference (Deposit): NO. 109.

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, B. (CHIEF ENGINEER), AND P. LAHTI (MILL

Reference (Deposit): SUPERINTENDENT). BIG SPRINGS PROJECT, FREEPORT-MCMORAN

Reference (Deposit): GOLD CO., ELKO, NV, PERSONAL COMMUN., AUG. 10, 1989;

Reference (Deposit): AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM T. CAMM, BUMINES, SPOKANE, WA.

Reference (Deposit): BIG SPRINGS PROJECT, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA. ENVIRONMENTAL

Reference (Deposit): ASSESSMENT PREPARED FOR THE USFS HUMBOLDT NATIONAL FOREST

Reference (Deposit): AND THE BLM ELKO RESOURCE AREA, MAY 1987.

Reference (Deposit): BULL RUN GOLD MINES LTD. ANNUAL REPORT, 1986, 1987, 1988.

Reference (Deposit): COLLARD, J., D. HART, AND B. PARTIKA. THE BIG SPRINGS

Reference (Deposit): PROJECT, FREEPORT MCMORAN GOLD CO. REPRINTED FROM GEOL.

Reference (Deposit): SOC. OF NEVADA SPEC. PUBL. NO. 6 IN INTERNATIONAL MEETING

Reference (Deposit): ON GOLD EXPLORATION: TECHNIQUES, CONCEPTS, AND PROBLEMS,

Reference (Deposit): FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK NO. 6, SPONSORED BY SOC. MIN. ENG.,

Reference (Deposit): RENO, NV, OCT. 9-12, 1988.

Reference (Deposit): DATAQUEST INC. COST REFERENCE GUIDE FOR CONSTRUCTION

Reference (Deposit): COSTS AND PRELIMINARY CAPITAL COST ESTIMATES. CIM, V. 25,

Reference (Deposit): MULAR, A. L. MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

Reference (Deposit): 1982, 265 PP.

Reference (Deposit): SCHUMACHER, O. L. MINING COST SERVICE. WESTERN MINE

Reference (Deposit): ENG., SPOKANE, WA, PERIODICALLY UPDATED.

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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.