Gold Quarry/Tusc/Mac

The Gold Quarry/Tusc/Mac is a gold mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,741 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Gold Quarry/Tusc/Mac
Secondary: Gold Quarry
Secondary: South Operations Area
Secondary: Mac
Secondary: Tusc - 0320110396
Secondary: Maggie Creek - 0320110182 Depleted

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Maggie Creek 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: Other
Type: Located Claim
Type: Private Lease

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Newmont Gold Co. (Newmont Mining Corp.)
Company ID: 2601635
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1995

Production

Year: 1995
Description: Gold Production 1094000 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1990
Description: Annual Gold Output 28822 Kilograms
Year: 1989
Description: Annual Gold Output 25846 Kilograms
Year: 1988
Description: Annual Gold Output 15437 Kilograms
Year: 1987
Description: Annual Gold Output 10932 Kilograms
Year: 1986
Description: Annual Gold Output 7584 Kilograms
Year: 1985
Description: Annual Gold Output 3331 Kilograms

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant Subtype: Solvent Extraction-Electrowin
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Carbon-In-Leach-Electrowin
Year First Production: 1986
Discovery Year: 1977
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: L

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

Unknown: Realgar
Unknown: Cinnabar
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Kaolinite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Stibnite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): EVALUATED UNDER THE MAIN NEWMONT CARLIN OPERATIONS; SEQ #. 0320110230. AS OF THE NEWMONT GOLD CO. 1994 FORM 10-K, THE MAC AND TUSC DEPOSITS ARE INCLUDED WITH GOLD QUARRY RESERVE ESTIMATE. MAC SEQ # 0320110397: TUSC SEQ # 0320110396. SEE MAIN NEWMONT CARLIN OPERATIONS FILE; 0320110230 FOR TOTAL CARLIN ADIT RESERVE DATA. ACCESS ROAD IS ADEQUATE AND POWER AND WATER ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SITE. WORKING SEASON IS ALL YEAR AND LABOR IS AVAILABLE LOCALLY.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO ADIT DATA IN THIS FILE; SEE MAS FILE SEQ# 0320110230:

References

Reference (Deposit): EVANS, J. G., AND L. D. CRESS. PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC

Reference (Deposit): ARRANGED AT GOLD QUARRY. FEB. 22, 1983, P. 1.

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-324, 1972,

Reference (Deposit): MAP OF THE SCHROEDER MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, NEVADA. U.S.

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHWESTERN PAYDIRT, #697, JULY 1997, P13.

Reference (Deposit): NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1993 10-K, P.16,17.

Reference (Deposit): NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.12-14.

Reference (Deposit): NEWMONT GOLD CO., 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, P.9-15.

Reference (Deposit): APRIL 4-6, 1993, 6PP + SLIDES.

Reference (Deposit): ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE GOLD INSTITUTE, TUCSON, AZ,

Reference (Deposit): PHILIP, T. PETER, BIOOXIDATION, PAPER PRESENTED AT THE 1993

Reference (Deposit): ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, 1/92, P.4A-7A.

Reference (Deposit): PP. 147, 150.

Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD, V 106/N 9, 3/1/95, P.5.

Reference (Deposit): RESERVES ESTIMATES FOR GOLD QUARRY. V. 34, NO. 6, 1981,

Reference (Deposit): WORLD MINING - UNITED STATES: NEVADA; NEWMONT RAISES

Reference (Deposit): WORLD MINING (SAN FRANCISCO) WHAT'S GOING ON IN

Reference (Deposit): SOUTH OPERATIONS AREA PROJECT. DRAFT EIS, MAY, 1993.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUR. LAND MANAGEMENT. NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY'S

Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 64, 1967, 152 PP.

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA. NV

Reference (Deposit): AZ), NO. 42, MAR. 1983, P. 7A.

Reference (Deposit): ELKO (NV) DAILY FREE PRESS. MAGAZINE DESCRIBES DEAL

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NEWMNOT GOLD CO., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, P16.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1995, FORM 10-K REPORT, P14.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P40.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 27-29.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NEWMONT GOLD CO., 1994 10-K, PP. 13-14.

Reference (Deposit): UPWARD, SETTING RECORDS. INTERMOUNTAIN PAY DIRT (BISBEE,

Reference (Deposit): P. 9, 22, 23.

Reference (Deposit): DILLARD, G. NEVADA GOLD PRODUCTION CONTINUING

Reference (Deposit): NEWMONT MINING CORP. ANNUAL REPORT, 1983. 1984,

Reference (Deposit): NO. 36, SEPT. 1983, PP. 21A-25A.

Reference (Deposit): BETTER ALL THE TIME. BIG SKY PAYDIRT (BISBEE, AZ),

Reference (Deposit): CLISBY, H. NEVADA'A PRECIOUS METALS PICTURE LOOKING

Reference (Deposit): NOVEMBER. 5-8, 1984, RENO, NV, P. 434.

Reference (Deposit): PROGRAMS, 1984. 97TH ANNU. MEETING, GEOL. SOC. AM.,

Reference (Deposit): CHARACTERISITCS. ABSTR. NO. 33,496 IN ABSTRACTS WITH

Reference (Deposit): DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: A REVIEW OF THEIR GEOLOGIC

Reference (Deposit): BAGBY, W. C. SEDIMENT-HOSTED DISSEMINATED GOLD

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 48-49.

Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL (LONDON). NEW GOLD HORIZONS.

Reference (Deposit): JACKSON, C. F., AND E. D. GARDNER. CARLIN GOLD, A

Reference (Deposit): FORTUNE MAGAZINE, V. 106, NO. 13, 1982, PP. 48-65.

Reference (Deposit): GUZZARDI, W. THE HUGE FIND IN ROY ASH'S BACKYARD.

Reference (Deposit): WORLD MIN. (YEARBOOK), V. 36, NO. 8, 1983, PP. 60-61.

Reference (Deposit): SCALE 1:24,000.

Reference (Deposit): GRACE, K. A. EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN 1982.

Reference (Deposit): NO. 84, MAY 1984, P. 31A.

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R. J., K. M. MONTGOMERY, AND R. E. LEHNER.

Reference (Deposit): NEW MEXICO PAYDIRT (BISBEE, AZ). OF MINES AND MEN.

Reference (Deposit): MIN. J., V. 184, NO. 7, 1983, PP. 38-43.

Reference (Deposit): SPARKING THE REBIRTH OF GOLD MINING IN NEVADA. ENG. AND

Reference (Deposit): NEWMONT MONEY GENERATOR KEEPS ON RENEWING ITSELF AFTER

Reference (Deposit): CONF., ELKO, NV, SEPT. 7, 1984, 5 PP.

Reference (Deposit): SEPTEMBER 7, 1984, 9 PP.

Reference (Deposit): CO.-GOLD QUARRY PROCESS FACILITIES. TOUR 1, NV MIN. ASSOC.

Reference (Deposit): CO. TOUR 1, NV MIN. ASSOC. CONFERENCE ELKO, NEVADA,

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION (RENO). CARLIN GOLD MINING

Reference (Deposit): V. 300, NO. 7702, 1983, PP. 201-202.

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.