Genesis Deposit

The Genesis Deposit is a gold mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,807 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Genesis Deposit
Secondary: Sold
Secondary: Genesis/North Star/Gold
Secondary: Genesis Mine
Secondary: North Star - 0320110392
Secondary: Deep Star - 0320110391

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Mercury

Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Carlin Trend

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

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Newmont Gold Co. (Newmont Mining Corp.)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996

Production

Year: 1995
Description: Gold Production 267400 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1990
Description: Annual Mine Production 15298 Kilograms Of Contained Au
Year: 1989
Description: Annual Mine Production 12601 Kilograms Of Contained Au
Year: 1988
Description: Annual Mine Production 6284 Kilograms Of Contained Au
Year: 1987
Description: Annual Mine Production 3423 Kilograms Of Contained Au
Year: 1986
Description: Annual Mine Production 1879 Kilograms Of Contained Au

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Hydromet
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: M

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: Gold

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): TOTAL CARLIN ADIT RESERVES/RESOURCES. SEE MAIN NEWMONT CARLIN FILE 0320110230.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCES/RESERVES INCLUDE NORTH STAR - 0320110392 & SOLD (NO MAS SEQ#):

References

Reference (Deposit): OUTLINED FOR NEWMONT'S GOLD QUARRY DEPOSIT IN NEVADA.

Reference (Deposit): ROTA, J. C. AND C. E. EKBURG. HISTORY AND GEOLOGY

Reference (Deposit): QUADRANGLES, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Reference (Deposit): ELEMENTS IN THE RODEO CREEK NE AND WELCHES CANYON

Reference (Deposit): EVANS, J. G. AND J. A. PETERSON. DISTRIBUTION OF MINOR

Reference (Deposit): 1987, PP. 276-280.

Reference (Deposit): 10-12, 1988. SPONSORED BY THE SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS,

Reference (Deposit): 4, PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS OF THE CARLIN TREND, OCTOBER

Reference (Deposit): BAKER, D. E. CARLIN MINE GEOLOGY: FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK NO.

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

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

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

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION, 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 40, 41.

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

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

Reference (Deposit): REPORTS, USBM CONTRACT NO.: S0221028, MAFO FIELD OFFICE,

Reference (Deposit): MINING COMPANY, CARLIN, NEVADA. BUMINES, MINE/DEPOSIT FILE

Reference (Deposit): CREEK, BOOTSTRAP, GOLD QUARRY AND RAIN DEPOSITS, CARLIN GOLD

Reference (Deposit): MORRISON-KNUDSEN COMPANY, INC. CARLIN, BLUE STAR, MAGGIE

Reference (Deposit): MINING MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 1989, PP. 256-261.

Reference (Deposit): JONES, RICHARD B. CARLIN TREND GOLD BELT: THE GEOLOGY.

Reference (Deposit): BULLETIN 1657, 1986, 26 PP.

Reference (Deposit): 1996 AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, PP173-176.

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, PP261-263.

Reference (Deposit): APRIL 1-5, 1990, 1257 PP.

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, VOL 1 & 2,

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA AND THE UNITED STATES

Reference (Deposit): OF THE GREAT BASIN. SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS SPONSORED BY THE

Reference (Deposit): RAINS, G. L., AND OTHERS, EDS. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1267, 1985, 120 PP

Reference (Deposit): RADTKE, A. S. GEOLOGY OF THE CARLIN GOLD DEPOSIT, NEVADA.

Reference (Deposit): DENVER, COLORADO, DECEMBER 1983.

Reference (Deposit): NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY. ANNUAL REPORTS 1987-90, 1988-91.

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

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINERALS ACTIVITY REPORT. JANUARY 1990, PP. 17.

Reference (Deposit): MINING MAGAZINE, OCTOBER, 1989, PP. 263-267.

Reference (Deposit): SPORLEDER, L. E. NEWMONT: NEW PROJECTS, NEW METHODS, NEW

Reference (Deposit): SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS, 4 PP.

Reference (Deposit): OF THE CARLIN TREND, OCTOBER 10-12, 1988, SPONSORED BY THE

Reference (Deposit): DEPOSIT. FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK NO. 4, PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS

Reference (Deposit): SHEPHERD, T. L. GENERALIZED GEOLOGY OF THE GENESIS

Reference (Deposit): MINING ENGINEERING, APRIL 1988, PP. 239-245.

Reference (Deposit): 1995/96 NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, PP. 14, 15, 23.

Reference (Deposit): THORSTAD, LINDA E. CARLIN TREND GOLD BELT: THE PRODUCERS.

Reference (Deposit): MINES. ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JANUARY 1989, 23 PP.

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.