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Ken Snyder Minerex-Grande Deposit

The Ken Snyder Minerex-Grande Deposit is a silver and gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,961 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

Name: Ken Snyder Minerex-Grande Deposit

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 5,961 Feet (1,817 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 41.25, -116.80000

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Ken Snyder Minerex-Grande Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ken Snyder Minerex-Grande Deposit
Secondary: Midas Mine
Secondary: Midas Project
Secondary: Midas Joint Venture
Secondary: Rex Grande Zone
Secondary: Acme Zone
Secondary: Reco No. 2 Claim
Secondary: Gold Circle Group
Secondary: Rex-Grande Deposit

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Midas

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: Fee Ownership
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Euro-Nevada Mining Corp.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1992 -

Owner Name: Franco-Nevada Mining Corp.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1992 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1997
Discovery Year: 1994
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY COVERS 24,400 ACRES & IS NEAR THE TOWN OF MIDAS, ELKO CT. NEVADA. IT SURROUNDS THE MIDAS MINE (ROMARCO NEVADA INC.) MAS SEQ #0320071138; MAY INCLUDE THE PAST PRODUCER, ELKO PRINCE MINE MAS SEQ #0320070900; AND POSSIBLY THE REX MINE MAS SEQ #0320070197 IT IS IN THE HISTORIC MIDAS MINING DISTRIC, WHICH HAS PRODUCED 300,000 OZ OF GOLD AND 3 MILLION OZ SILVER. THE MIDAS MINING DISTRIC IS AT THE JUNCTION OF NORTH CARLIN & GETCHELL GOLD TRENDS. MAY 1999 IS THE PRODUCTION START DATE. 6-2-97: DEVELOPMENT HAS BEGUN ON THE PROPERTY AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION IS 2 YRS AWAY. MINING WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY BOTH LONGHOLE AND SHRINKAGE STOPING, FOLLOWED BY ROCKFILLING. ANNUAL PRODUCTION FORECAST IS 232,558 OZ AU AND 2.9 MILLION OZ AG. MOREOVER,EXPLORATION AND INFILL DRILLING CONTINUE.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 7-7-97: PROVEN AND PROBABLE RESERVES ARE 2.1 MILLION CONTAINED OZ OF AU-EQUIVALENT @ GRADES OF 1.4 OZ AU AND 16.5 OZ AG. THE INDICATED RESOURCE INCREASED TO 3.4 MILLION OZ AU-EQUIV. FROM 3 MILLION OZ AT YR-END. TOTAL INDICATED RESOURCES ARE 4.5 MILLION CONTAINED OZ OF AU-EQUIVALENT.

References

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 6-2-97, P.C5-6.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 7-7-97, P.1,14.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE DAILY PROSPECTOR, JANUARY 23, 1997, NORTH AMERICA,

Reference (Reserve-Resource): COMPANIES, P258.

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

Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 106, #45, 11/08/95, P3.

Reference (Ownership): 106, 107, 108, 116, 117.

Reference (Ownership): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK'S 1996, PP. 95, 96, 104; 1997, PP.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 108, #5, 1/29/97, PP. 10, 11.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL., 82, #48, 1/27/97, PP 1, 2.

Reference (Deposit): 26-28, CENTER SECTION MAPS, PP. 23, 24, 25.

Reference (Deposit): EURO-NEVADA MINING CORP. LTD., 1996, ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 7,

Reference (Deposit): 9, & CENTER MAP.

Reference (Deposit): FRANCO-NEVADA MINING CORP. LTD., 1996, ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 7-

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 3, 1996, P B9.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #49, 12/04/96, P3.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #36, 09/04/96, P3.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING JOURNAL, JULY 5, 1996, P5.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 106, #45, 11/08/95, P3.

Reference (Deposit): FRANCO-NEVADA MINING CORP. LTD. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, PP.7, 8.

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES, BUL. 81, 1973, P45.

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES, BUL. 54, 1957, P71.

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES, BUL. 12, 1931, PP. 16-18, PL1.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL. 82, #48, 1/27/97, PP. 1, 2.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): "FRANCO-NEVADA, P1.

Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.