Carlin Gold Mine

Eureka County, Nevada, United States

GoldMercurySilverZincLeadThalliumCopper

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Description

John Livermore And Robert Fulton Of Newmont Exploration Co., Ltd.

Commodities

PrimaryGold

SecondaryMercury, Silver

TertiaryZinc, Lead, Thallium, Copper

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Model172: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag

Deposit sizeM

Orebody formIRREGULAR FINGERS AND LENSES

Ore controlSee Comments

Materials

Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Realgar

GangueBarite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cinnabar, Covellite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Galena, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Orpiment, Scheelite, Sericite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite

Geology

Host rockDolomite · Roberts Mountains Formation;Popovich Formation;Rodeo Creek Unit;Vinini Formation;Roberts Mountains Formation;Roberts Mountains Formation

Associated rockRhyolite · Unknown;Unknown;Unknown;Unknown;Unknown

StructureCarlin Trend, Nnw-Striking. Carlin Occurs In The Lynn Window Of The Roberts Mountains Thrust. Some Workers Believe The Windows In The Thrust Are Due To Doming Of The Paleozoic Sediments By Intrusions At Depth. Carlin Lies Near The Crest Of The N-Nw Striking Tuscarora Mountains Anticline. The Regional Scale Leeville Fault System Consists Of Numerous High Angle Fault Strands That Strike Nnw And Form An Important Ore-Controlling Feature Along The Eastern Edge Of Mineralization., Three Sets Of High Angle Normal Faults Are Recognized. In Order Of Oldest To Youngest, Their Attitudes Are 1) N60-80w, Dipping Steeply North, 2) N45w To N-S, Dipping In Either Direction From 60 Degrees To Vertical, 3) N40-60e, Dipping 50-80 Degrees Either Nw Or Se. The Third (Youngest) Set Of Faults Have Very Minor Offsets And May Best Be Described As Zones Of Shearing Or Rock Shattering. Igneous Dikes Of Intermediate Composition Have Been Emplaced Along Some Faults.

Tectonic settingAntler Belt

AlterationDecarbonitization, Silicification, Argillization. See Geology Comments.

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

Production years1965-1987

First production1965

Last production1987

Discovery year1962

Identification

Deposit ID10040611

MRDS IDM055452

Alternate namesWest, Main, South Extension, East Ore Zones

RegionNA

Data scoreA

Coordinates40.91184, -116.32399

References

USBM, 1975, MINERAL INDUSTRY SURVEYS: USBM MERCURY QUARTERLYNOBLE, L.L., RADTKE, A.S., 1978, GEOLOGY OF THE CARLIN DISSEMINATED REPLACEMENT GOLD DEPOSIT, NEVADA, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT 32, P. 40-44.ROBERTS, R.J., ET AL, 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCEOF EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 64.RADTK A.S. AND DICKINSON, F.W., 1976, STRUCTURAL CONTROLS AND GENESIS OF CARLIN TYPE DEPOSITS: OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-I-39.US BUREAU OF MINES (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 299, REF. NO. 3201100027, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 30.016.ROBERTS, R.J., ET AL, 1971, GOLD-BEARING DEPOSITS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NEVADA AND IDAHO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V6, 14 P.RADTKE, A.S., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE CARLIN ORE DEPOSIT, NEVADA, USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1267.BAKKEN, B., 1990, GOLD MINERALIZATION, WALL-ROCK ALTERATION, AND THE GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF THE HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM IN THE MAIN OREBODY, CARLIN MINE, NEVADA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D. DISSERTATION, STANFORD UNIVERSITY.NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY, ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1990.RYNEER, R., 1992, ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE CARLIN TREND, IN BUFFA, R. AND COYNER, A., EDS., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN-FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK COMPENDIUM, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 838-843.LEWIS, P., 1992, CARLIN MINE GEOLOGY, IN BUFFA, R. AND COYNER, A., EDS., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN-FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK COMPENDIUM, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 854-858.KUEHN, C.A., 1989, STUDIES OF DISSEMINATED GOLD DEPOSITS NEAR CARLIN, NEVADA: EVIDENCE FOR DEEP GEOLOGIC SETTINGS OF ORE FORMATION, UNPUBLISHED PH. D. DISSERATION, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, 350 P.ROBERTS, R. J., 1960, ALINEMENT OF MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NEVADA: USGS PROF. PAPER 400-B, ART. 9, P. B17-B19.NBMG, 1994, MI-1993NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS, 1994yUSBM MINERALS YEARBOOK. LEWIS, P., 1992, CARLIN MINE GEOLOGY, IN BUFFA, R. AND COYNER, A., EDS, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN-FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK COMPENDIUM, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 854-858. NBMG MI-1993MCFARLANE, D., 1992, GOLD PRODUCTION ON THE CARLIN TREND, IN BUFFA, R. AND COYNER, A., EDS., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN-FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK COMPENDIUM, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 841-843. NBMG MI-1993