Duff

The Duff is a gold mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,443 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: Duff
Secondary: Cottenwood Canyon
Secondary: Dean Ranch
Secondary: Duff North
Secondary: Hand Me Down

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
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: Other
Type: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Oro Nevada Resources Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Hydromet
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Electrowin
Discovery Year: 1995
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE DEAN RANCH INCLUDES 48,437 ACRES OF LAND IN CRESCENT VALLEY ON THE BATTLE MOUNTAIN TREND IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES. ANOTHER 46,301 ACRES OF FEDERAL LAND WITHIN AND ADJACENT TO THE RANCH HAS BEEN STAKED. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED A FEW MILES (5 TO 7) NORTH OF THE PIPELINE/CORTEZ MINING AREA. MILS LAT/LONG IS APPROX FOR THE DEAN RANCH SITE ON THE USGS TOPO SHEET.

Comment (Exploration): ORO NEVADA RESOURCES INC. HAS COMMENCED A 20,000 FOOT PROGRAM OF REVERSE CIRCULATION DRILLING IN FOUR AREAS ON ITS DEAN RANCH IN CRESCENT VALLEY, NEVADA TO TEST TARGETS OUTLINED BY CONTROLLED SCIENCE AUDIO MAGNETOTELLURIC "CSMAT" AND GROUND MAGNETIC SURVEYS. THE TARGETS ARE ALL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CORTEZ MOUNTAINS UNDER SHALLOW ALLUVIAL COVER IN PROXIMITY TO KNOWN GOLD SHOWS IN BEDROCK.

References

Reference (Deposit): RANCH IN NEVADA", 11/27/96, VOL 107, #48, P1, E1N13.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL. 18, #18, JUNE 30, 1997, P14.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 12/2/96, P19.

Reference (Deposit): PERTIES".

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA COMMENCES DRILLING ON THE DEAN RANCH IN NEVADA".

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #48, NOV, 27, 1996, P1. "ORO

Reference (Deposit): MOUNTAIN AND CARLIN TRENDS".

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA TO EXPLORE, DEVELOPE MINE PROPERTIES ON BATTLE

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #34, AUG. 21, 1996, P2. "ORO

Reference (Ownership): RANCH IN NEVADA". 11/27/96. VOL 107, #48, P1, E1N13.

Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD. "ORO NEVADA COMMENCES DRILLING ON THE DEAN

Reference (Deposit): "DRILLING SET FOR DEAN RANCH AND NEVADA FIRST RANCHES PRO-

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 108, #13, MARCH 26, 1997, P3.

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.