Aurora Alluvial Fan

The Aurora Alluvial Fan is a gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 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: Aurora Alluvial Fan  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.3333, -118.91670

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Aurora Alluvial Fan MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Aurora Alluvial Fan


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Minerex Resources Ltd.
Percent: 100.0


Production

Year: 1992
Description: Adit Production Estimate 363000 Mt Ore


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Hydromet
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Alluvial Mining
Milling Method: Leach-Precipitation
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

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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 (Location): OPERATION LOCATED NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF BODIE CREEK, AND AN INTERMITTENT TRIBUTARY STREAM, ABOUT 3 MI. NORTH OF AURORA.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVE/RESOURCES DATA INCLUDED IN THE Q-MATRIX DATE TABLE.


References

Reference (Deposit): DENVER FEDERAL CENTER, BLD. 20

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES PROPERTY FILES, (WFOC), DENVER, COLO.


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.