Castle Mountain

The Castle Mountain is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 4,593 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: Castle Mountain  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 4,593 Feet (1,400 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.2811, -115.10170

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Castle Mountain MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Castle Mountain
Secondary: Unnamed Location
Secondary: Oro Belle Mine
Secondary: Hart Area


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Hart


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Mk Gold Co.
Percent: 25.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: Viceroy Gold Corp. (Viceroy Resources Corp)
Percent: 75.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996


Production

Year: 1993
Description: Gold Production (Fy93) 104105 T Oz/Yr
Year: 1994
Description: Gold Production (Fy94) 150907 T Oz/Yr
Year: 1993
Description: Silver Production (Fy93) 24391 T Oz/Yr
Year: 1994
Description: Silver Production (Fy94) 31812 T Oz/Yr
Year: 1995
Description: Silver Production (Fy95) 40466 T Oz/Yr Silver
Year: 1996
Description: Gold Production (April To Dec 31 1996) 87612 Tr Oz/Yr
Year: 1995
Description: Gold Production (Fy95) 168190 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1996
Description: Gold Production (Total 1996) 122192 T Oz/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: 1991
Discovery Year: 1907
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


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 (Ownership): VICERY GOLD CORPROATION IS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF VICEROY RESOURCES CORPORATION.

Comment (Deposit): ORE BODIES IN THE MINING AREA INCLUDE: JUMBO SOUTH; LESLEY ANN; ORO BELLE; SOUTH EXTENSION; JUMBO; HART: SEE MAS SEQ# 0060710157 ORE BELLE MINE

Comment (Reserve-Resource): PROVEN RESERVES; DATE UNK; (LESLEY ANN ORE BODY DEPLETED): OTHERS BEING MINED; PRODUCTION BASED ON 11,400 ST/DAY EST: ORE PROCESSED @ 360 DAYS PER YEAR:


References

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

Reference (Reserve-Resource): COMPANIES, PP. 223, 224.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P239.

Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD. MARCH 15, 1995. VICEROY'S CASTLE MOUNTAIN

Reference (Deposit): TO PRODUCE 160,000 OZ. P.1.

Reference (Deposit): VICEROY GOLD CORPORATION, PLAN OF OPERATIONS, CASTLE

Reference (Deposit): MOUNTAIN PROJECT, HART MINING DISTRICT, SAN BERNARDINO

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, BLM NEEDLES RESOURCES AREA OFFICE,

Reference (Deposit): 1988, 54 PP.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (BOM) OPEN FILE REPORT, MLA 6-90, 1991,

Reference (Deposit): VOL 1, TABLE 2, NO. 329, P 132.

Reference (Deposit): CASTLE MOUNTAIN PROJECT, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.

Reference (Deposit): FINAL EIS/EIR, NO. 890053, AUG., 1990.

Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, VOL., 86, #17, APRIL 26, 1997, P9.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, 239.

Reference (Deposit): VICEROY RESOURCE CORP. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1990, 12 PP, 1991.

Reference (Deposit): VICEROY RESOURCE CORP. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1989, 16 PP, 1990.

Reference (Deposit): VICEROY RESOURCE CORP. DRAFT EIS FOR THE CASTLE MOUNTAIN

Reference (Deposit): PROJECT, 1990.

Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD. JULY 19, 1995. VICEROY DEVELOPS LONG TERM

Reference (Deposit): MINE PLAN FOR CASTLE MOUNTAIN. P.5.

Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD. AUGUST 2, 1995. VICEROY INCREASES WORKING

Reference (Deposit): CAPITAL TO $40.4 MILLION. PP.3,4.

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

Reference (Reserve-Resource): COMPANIES, PP. 152, 153.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): VICEROY RESOURCES CORP., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT "A" = MINE

Reference (Reserve-Resource): PROPERTY COVER; P10.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): MK GOLD COMPANY; 1996 ANNUAL REPORT & FORM 10-K; P14.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): VICEROY RESOURCES CORP., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT "B" = GOLD POUR

Reference (Reserve-Resource): AND BAR COVER; P10.

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, V III,

Reference (Deposit): VOL. III SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, P 41, 1964.

Reference (Deposit): LINDER, HAROLD, HART MINING DISTRICT, SAN BERNARDINO, COUNTY

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY, JUNE 1989, PP. 134-144.


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