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Dry Canyon Mine

The Dry Canyon Mine is a gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,399 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: Dry Canyon Mine

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.3853, -117.09170

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Dry Canyon Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dry Canyon Mine
Secondary: Annie Laurie
Secondary: Graduation, Venus & Juniper Claims
Secondary: Austin Gold Venture
Secondary: Quito Claim Group
Secondary: Antimony King Mine
Secondary: Antimony No. 4 Patent
Secondary: Spencer Claims
Secondary: Dry Canyon Gold
Secondary: Last Chance
Secondary: Fmc Dry Canyon Gold

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Big Creek District

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.

Holdings

Type: Private Lease
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Inspiration Mines Inc.
Percent: 72.00
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1987

Owner Name: Fmc Gold Co. (Fmc Corp)
Percent: 28.00
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1987

Owner Name: Austin Gold Venture
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1996

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Bench (Berm)
Milling Method: Leach-Solvent-Extract-Precipitation
Year First Production: 1986
Discovery Year: 1979
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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 (Reserve-Resource): 1988 AU PROD.=55,000 OZ. 1988 AU RESERVE= 102,000 CONT. OZ AU. ORIGINAL PEFR RECIEVED 10/88--REVIEWED 10/88. 1988 PROD.= 55,000 OZ., 1989 PROD. = 50,725 OZ FROM 263,000 MT ORE MILLED. 1989 RESERVE = 0 (MINED OUT?) PROPERTY WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN 1992 AU AVAIL. STUDY. WAS A JOINT VENTURE OF INSPIRATION MINES INC.(THROUGH WESTGOLD) AND FMC GOLD CO. MINED OUT 12/89. BEING RECLAIMED, ESTIMATED COMPLETION 1995.

Comment (Names): THIS MINERAL PROPERTY FILE CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING MINES AND CLAIMS: GRADUATION, VENUS, AND JUPITER CLAIMS (0320150174); SPENCER CLAIMS (0320150194), DRY CANYON MINE (0320150136), ANTIMONY KING MINE (0320150034), AND AUSTIN GOLD MILL (0320150023). ANOMALOUS ARSENIC, SELENIUM, GALLIUM, CADMINUM.

References

Reference (Deposit): INTERNATIONAL MINING, NOVEMBER 87, THE AUSTIN GOLD MINE,

Reference (Deposit): ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, APRIL 1987, P. 4A.

Reference (Deposit): TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.

Reference (Deposit): PART OF THE TOIYABE RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS

Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED REPORT, AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT

Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD, 4/16/86, P.3.

Reference (Deposit): MINING ENGINEERING, P. 481, JULY 86.

Reference (Deposit): PLAN OF OPERATION, DTDD 7/26/85.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. MINES AND MINING COMPANIES.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95 - P306; 1996/97 - P229;

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 563, 1968, P. 1-13.

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY REPORT 41, 1986, P. 93-102.

Reference (Deposit): P. 17-B19.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 400-B, 1960,

Reference (Deposit): INSPIRATION RESOURCES CORP. ANNUAL REPORTS 86-90.

Reference (Deposit): FMC GOLD COMPANY ANNUAL REPORTS 86-90.

Reference (Deposit): UNITED STATES, GEOL. SOC. OF NEVADA, RENO, NEVADA.

Reference (Deposit): BULK MINEABLE PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN

Reference (Deposit): DROSTE, K.J. AND OTHERS, 1988, THE AUSTIN GOLD VENTURES IN

Reference (Deposit): P. 24-29.

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.