Nevada · Eureka County
Producer

Goldstrike Mine

Eureka County, Nevada, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model172: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Orpiment, Realgar
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Roberts Mountains Formation;Popovich Formation;Rodeo Creek Unit
Associated rockDiorite · Goldstrike Stock
AlterationDecarbonitization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1977 - 1978 (?); 1986 - PRESENT (3/92)
First production1977
Discovery year1965
Identification
Deposit ID10047014
MRDS IDM242254
Alternate namesWestern States Minerals Mine, Bazza, Post, Deep Post
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates40.97157, -116.36565
References
DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1983, 1982, 1981.BONHAM, H.F. 1986, NBMG MAP 91.BONHAM, H.F. 1988, IN NBMG MI-1987.MINING JOURNAL/MONTAGU MINING FINANCE DATABASE 8/10/91"GOLDSTRIKE MINE", MINING MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 1989, V. 161, NO. 4, P. 269-272."AMERICAN BARRICK - GROWING FAST WITH GOLDSTRIKE", INTERNATIONAL MINING, APRIL 1989, V. 6, NO. 4, P. 9-11."STRIKING IT RICH FOR AMERICAN BARRICK", CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 1989, V. 110, NO. 11, P. 45-62.NEWMONT GOLD CORPORATION 1990 ANNUAL REPORTHUSPENI, J.R., 1990, GEOLOGY OF THE POST GOLD DEPOSIT [ABS]: GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, RENO/SPARKS, NEVADA, 1990, P. 67.ERDMAN, J.A., ET AL, 1990, GALLIUM, A REDISCOVERED PATHFINDER ELEMENT; EXAMPLE, SAGEBRUSH OVER THE BETZE GOLD DEPOSIT, NV, EXPLORE, NO. 68, P. 5-6.MCCARTHY, J.H., ET AL, 1988, EVALUATION OF MULTIPLE GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLE MEDIA AT THE BETZE GOLD DEPOSIT, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA, IN SCHINDER, K.S., ED., USGS RESEARCH ON MINERAL RESOURCES - 1989, PROGRAM AND ABSTRACTS, USGS CIRCULAR 1035, P. 45-47."A NEW TREND AT CARLIN", MINING MAGAZINE, MARCH 1988, P. 166.ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, JUNE 1988, P. 3A.NBMG, 1991, THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1990, NBMG SPECIAL PUBLICATION MI-1990.NBMG, 1994, MI-1993NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS, 1994AMERICAN BARRICK, 1993 ANNUAL REPORTBONHAM, 1988. MINING JOURNAL/MONTAGU MINING FINANCE DATABASE 8/10/91. NBMG, 1991, THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1990, NBMG SPECIAL PUBLICATION MI - 1990. NBMG MI-1993BONHAM, 1988. HUSPENI, J.R., 1990, GEOLOGY OF THE POST GOLD DEPOSIT [ABS]: GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, RENO/SPARKS, NEVADA, 1990, P. 67. NBMG MI-1993