Nevada · Eureka County
Producer

Maggie Creek Open Pit Gold Mine

Eureka County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverZincBarium-BariteArsenic
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Description

Carlin Gold Mining Co. (Predecessor To Newmont Gold Co.)

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryZinc, Barium-Barite, Arsenic
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model172: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlThe Less Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite, Barite, Calcite, Illite, Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Vinini;Vinini;Vinini;Vinini
Associated rockPlutonic Rock · Transitional Assemblage;Roberts Mountains Formation
StructureLocated At Se Corner Of Carlin Window In Roberts Mountains Thrust, Fissures, Fractures Zones, Faulting Folding. The Less Fault, A High-Angle Ne-Striking Structure.
AlterationOxidation, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1980-1986
First production1980
Last production1986
Discovery year1977
Identification
Deposit ID10047013
MRDS IDM242253
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Sites 562, 133, Mc Leach Deposit, Deep West Orebody
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates40.78491, -116.22203
References
BENTZ, J.L., BROOKS, S., AND MACFARLANE, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION AND MINE TOUR, REPORT, MAY 27, 1982.BENTZ, J.L., ET AL, 1983, A MINERAL INVENTORY OF THE ELKO RESOURCE AREA, ELKO DISTRICT, NEVADA, NBMG OFR 83-9, P. 136-138.BONHAM, H.F., JR., 1982, NBMG OFR 82-9."THE HUGE FIND IN ROY ASH'S BACKYARD, 1982, FORTUNE MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 27, 1982.VARIOUS PRESS CLIPPINGS, 1980-1984, NBMG FILE 116.BONHAM, H.F., 1986, NBMG MAP 91.NBMG, 1988, THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1987, NBMG SPECIAL PUBLICATION MI-1987.EKBURG, C., ROTA, J., AND ARKELL, B., 1991, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MAGGIE CREEK SUBDISTRICT, CARLIN TREND, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA, IN RAINES, G.L., ET AL, EDS., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 625-633.EKBURG, C., 1986, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE MAGGIE CREEK GOLD DEPOSIT, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA: IN TINGLEY, J., AND BONHAM, H., EDS., SEDIMENT-HOSTED PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NEVADA: NBMG REP. 40, P. 65-68.HAUSEN, D., EKBURG, C., AND KULA, F., 1983, GEOCHEMICAL AND XRD-COMPUTER LOGGING FOR LITHOLOGIC ORE TYPE CLASSIFICATION OF CARLIN-TYPE GOLD ORES: IN PROCESS MINERALOGY II, APPLICATIONS IN METALLURGY, CERAMICS, AND GEOLOGY: METALLURGICAL SOCIETY OF AIME, WARRENDALE, PA, P. 421-450.MINING MAGAZINE, OCTOBER, 1989, V. 161, NO. 4, P. 256-261.NBMG, 1985, THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1984, NBMG SPECIAL PUBLICATION MI-1984.NBMG, 1987, THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY -1986, NBMG SPECIAL PUBLICATION MI-1986.NBMG, 1994, MI-1993PRESS CLIPPINGS, 1980-1984, NBMG DISTRICT FILE 116. EKBURG, C., ROTA, J., AND ARKELL, B., 1991, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MAGGIE CREEK SUBDISTRICT, CARLIN TREND, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA, IN RAINES, G.L., ET AL, EDS., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 625-633. NBMG MI-1993NBMG, 1988, THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1987, NBMG SPECIAL PUBLICATION MI-1987. NBMG MI-1993