Marigold Mine

The Marigold Mine is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,650 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: Marigold Mine
Secondary: Marigold Mill 0320139074
Secondary: Horton Mine
Secondary: East Hill Top Usgs# M231264
Secondary: See These Files For Other
Secondary: Marigold Mines
Secondary: Red Rock Group

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Mercury

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Battle Mountain 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: Minerals Only
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Euro-Nevada 1.75% Nsr
Info Year: 1995

Owner Name: Marigold Mining Co.
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: Homestake Mining Co.
Percent: 33.30
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: Rayrock Yellowknife Resources Inc.
Percent: 66.70
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996

Production

Year: 1996
Description: Ore Processed @ 0.029 Oz/St 2919000 St Ore
Year: 1996
Description: Gold Production 73460 Tr Oz/Yr
Year: 1995
Description: Ore Processed @ 0.028 Oz/St 3409000 St Ore
Year: 1995
Description: Gold Production 70000 Tr Oz/Yr
Year: 1991
Description: Gold 65469 Oz
Year: 1991
Description: Silver 2000 Oz
Year: 1990
Description: Mill 1,772,478 514000 Metric Ton Ore/Yr
Year: 1990
Description: Heap Leach 333,475 683000 Metric Ton Ore/Yr
Year: 1989
Description: Mill 582,935 158000 Metric Ton Ore/Yr

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Agglomerate-Carbon Column-Electrowin
Year First Production: 1989
Discovery Year: 1930
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): PROVEN + PROBABLE ORE RESERVES, 12/31/96:

Comment (Workings): ADDITIONAL ANIMAL CONTROLS INCLUDE WILDLIFE NETTING OVER HEAP LEACH PONDS. PROPERTIES HAVE VERY LITTLE SILVER; THEREFORE CN CONSUMPTION IS LOW. CURRENT PLAN IS TO MINE, MILL, AND LEACH FROM 3 SEPARATE PITS. MATERIAL TYPES ARE QUITE DIFFERENT.

Comment (Production): ANNUAL PRODUCTION 1995-1996: SEE "A" RAYROCK BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Comment (Deposit): ALSO USGS ID# M231264 "EAST HILL TOP" & "EIGHT SOUTH"

References

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P256.

Reference (Deposit): MINING PROJECT, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA. APRIL 1988, 75 PP.

Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.L.M. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORT, MARIGOLD

Reference (Deposit): RAYROCK YELLOWKNIFE RESOURCES INC. ANNUAL REPORT, 1990.

Reference (Deposit): AT MARIGOLD MINE, OCTOBER, 1991.

Reference (Deposit): RANEY, R., INTERVIEW WITH D. HEINEN, MINE SUPERINTENDENT

Reference (Deposit): #078 "EAST HILL - URN - TOP", PP. 70-72, AND #077,

Reference (Deposit): NAT. ASSESSMENT U.S. DEPOSIT DATA BASE, KEITH LONG, 1995,

Reference (Deposit): MAJOR MINES OF NEVADA, 1995, PP.6, 7.

Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 59,1964,TB6.

Reference (Deposit): V. 2, PP. 863-872.

Reference (Deposit): MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, P.88.

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA. GEOL. SOC. OF NEVADA SYMP., SPARKS, NV. APR. 1990,

Reference (Deposit): CONTROLS ON GOLD MINERALIZATION IN THE MARIGOLD MINE AREA,

Reference (Deposit): GRANEY, J. R., D. H. MCGIBBON. GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND

Reference (Deposit): HOMESTAKE 1995 FORM 10-K, PP11, 12.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V. 107, #43, OCT., 23, 1996, P3.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V 107, #?, SEPT. 4, 1996, P27.

Reference (Deposit): EXPANDED PIT HAS POTENTIAL FOR DEEPER DRILLING AT MARIGOLD."

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V 107, #34, AUG., 31, 1996, P13. "RAYROCK

Reference (Deposit): "MARIGOLD", PP. 76-78.

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

Reference (Deposit): 1995/96 NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, PP. 11, 16, 17, 22.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P200.

Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER 459B,1965,P-B80.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): 6-8.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): RAYROCK YELLOWKNIFE RESOURCES INC. 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, PP.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 13-14.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY, 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 18-19, &

Reference (Reserve-Resource): RAYROCK 1993 ANNUAL REPORT.

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.