Mine detail: Candelaria Mine

Previously called 'Candelaria Partners Mine and PlantPit Names:Lucky HillMount DiabloNorthern Belle 0320210372'

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Location

Lat / long: 38.14883, -118.08814

Resource(M)

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Other material: Chalcopyrite, Clay, Dolomite, Galena, Gold, Jamesonite, Jarosite, Limonite, Pyrite, Silver
Discovery year: 1863

Production

Operation type: Surface
Development status: Plant
First production started: 1980

Geology

References

MRDSW016422
MAS320210476
DEP10197974
Reference{Deposit:: BIG SKY PAY DIRT (BISBEE, AZ). NEVAD* HISTORIC}{Deposit:: CANDELARIA MINING DISTRICT IS AGAIN PRODUCING SILVER.}{Deposit:: JANUARY 1981, PP. 28-29.}{Deposit:: CHAMBERLAIN, P. D. HEAP LEACHING AND PILOT TESTING}{Deposit:: OF GOLD AND SILVER ORES. PAPER IN PAPERS GIVEN AT THE}{Deposit:: PRECIOUS-METALS SYMPOSIUM, SPARKS, NEVADA,}{Deposit:: NOVEMBER 17-19, 1980. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.}{Deposit:: REP. 36, 1983, PP. 77-83.}{Deposit:: CHAMBERLAIN, P. G., AND M. G. POJAR. GOLD AND SILVER}{Deposit:: LEACHING PRACTICES IN THE UNITED STATES. BUMINES IC 8969,}{Deposit:: 47 PP.}{Deposit:: CLISBY, H. NEVAD* PRECIOUS METALS PICTURE LOOKING}{Deposit:: BETTER ALL THE TIME. BIG SKY PAYDIRT (BISBEE, AZ),}{Deposit:: NO. 36, SEPT. 1983, PP. 21A- 25A.}{Deposit:: COCA MINES, INCORP. ANNUAL REPORT, 1982-1983, 8 PP.}{Deposit:: ELKO (NV) DAILY FREE PRESS. NEVADA MINES ACQUIRED BY}{Deposit:: NERCO, INC. FEB. 11, 1983, P. 11.}{Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. 45 TOP U.S. SILVER}{Deposit:: MINES AND 27 LEADING U.S. SILVER MINING COMPANIES. V. 183,}{Deposit:: NO. 6, 1982, P. 15.}{Deposit:: FERGUSON, H. G., S. W. MULLER, AND S. H. CATHCART.}{Deposit:: GEOLOGY OF THE MINA QUADRANGLE, NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV.}{Deposit:: GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-45, 1954, SCALE 1:250,000.}{Deposit:: GARSIDE, L. J. AND H. F. BONHAM, JR. ROAD LOG/TRIP}{Deposit:: GUIDE: CANDELARIA MINE, GOLDFIELD DISTRICT, TONOPAH}{Deposit:: DISTRICT, AND BELL MOUNTAIN MINE, FIELD TRIP 4, PRECIOUS}{Deposit:: METAL DISTRICTS IN WEST-CENTRAL NEVADA. PAPER IN}{Deposit:: EXPLORATION FOR ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN}{Deposit:: CORDILLERA, FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK, ED. BY J. L. JOHNSON.}{Deposit:: SYMP. OF ASSOC. EXPL. GEOCHEM., RENO, NV,}{Deposit:: MAR. 25-28, 1984, PP. FT4 1-27.}{Deposit:: INTERMOUNTAIN PAYDIRT (BISBEE, AZ). NEVAD*}{Deposit:: HISTORIC CANDELARIA MINING DISTRICT IS AGAIN PRODUCING}{Deposit:: SILVER. NO. 15, DEC. 1980, PP. 6, 12.}{Deposit:: INTERMOUNTAIN PAYDIRT (BISBEE, AZ). OXYMIN SHUTS}{Deposit:: DOWN CANDELARIA MINE AS SILVER DROPS BELOW $6. NO. 32,}{Deposit:: MAY 1982, P. 1.}{Deposit:: LEWIS, A. LEACHING AND PRECIPITATION TECHNOLOGY FOR}{Deposit:: GOLD AND SILVER ORES. ENG. AND MIN. J., V. 184,}{Deposit:: NO. 6, 1983, PP. 48-56.}{Deposit:: . GOLD AND SILVER CYANIDATION PLANT PRACTICE,}{Deposit:: V. II. AIME, 1981, 263 PP.}{Deposit:: MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST. NEW DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS:}{Deposit:: CEREMONIES TOOK PLACE OCTOBER 7 TO MARK THE REOPENING OF}{Deposit:: THE CANDELARIA SILVER MINE. ENG. AND MIN. J. INT.}{Deposit:: DIRECTORY, V. 10, NO. 6, 1983, P. 2.}{Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL (LONDON). MINING WEEK. UNITED}{Deposit:: STATES. OFFICIAL REOPENING OF CANDELARIA SILVER MINE. V.}{Deposit:: 301, NO. 7731, 1983, P. 294.}{Deposit:: MINING RECORD (DENVER). OCCIDENTAL MINERALS}{Deposit:: DEVELOPING TWO NEVADA SILVER PROPERTIES. V. 92,}{Deposit:: NO. 20, 1980, PP. 3.}{Deposit:: NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION (RENO). NERCO MAKES BID}{Deposit:: FOR TWO LARGE PRECIOUS METAL MINES IN NEVADA. NV. MIN.}{Deposit:: ASSOC. BULL., V. 7, NO. 1, 1983, PP. 12-13.}{Deposit:: NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION (RENO). NERCO REOPENS}{Deposit:: NATIO* LARGEST OPEN PIT SILVER MINE. NV MIN. ASSOC.}{Deposit:: BULL., V. 8, NO. 1, 1984, P. 15.}{Deposit:: PAGE, B. M. GEOLOGY OF THE CANDELARIA MINING}{Deposit:: DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.}{Deposit:: BULL. 56, 1959, 67 PP.}{Deposit:: ROSS, D. C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL}{Deposit:: COUNTY, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 58, 1961,}{Deposit:: 98 PP.}{Deposit:: ROSS, D. M. ENVIRONMENTAL PITFALLS OF HARD-ROCK}{Deposit:: MINING IN THE WEST. PROCEEDINGS FROM A SYMPOSIUM ON GOLD}{Deposit:: (APR. 21-24, 1980), 6 PP.; AVAILABLE FROM MACKAY SCHOOL OF}{Deposit:: MINES, UNIV. NV, RENO.}{Deposit:: SKILLING*MINING REVIEW. FIRST SILVER POURED AT}{Deposit:: CANDELARIA MINE IN NEVADA. V. 70, NO. 7, 1981, P. 23.}{Deposit:: SKILLING*MINING REVIEW. NERCO AGREES TO ACQUIRE}{Deposit:: OXYMIN FROM OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM. V. 72, NO. 1, 1983,}{Deposit:: P. 7.}{Deposit:: STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS}{Deposit:: ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1978. DEP. IND. RELATIONS, NV.}{Deposit:: DIV. MINE INSP., 1979, P. 40.}{Deposit:: ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982. DEP. IND. RELATIONS, NV}{Deposit:: DIV. MINE INSP., 1983, 60 PP.}{Deposit:: STEELE, G. L. CANDELARIA: FAMOUS SILVER PRODUCER}{Deposit:: REACTIVATED AFTER 100 YEARS. MIN. ENG. (NY), V. 33,}{Deposit:: NO. 6, 1981, PP. 658-660.}{Deposit:: WALLACE (ID) MINER. OXYMIN SHUTS DOWN CANDELARIA.}{Deposit:: JUNE 24, 1982, P. 4.}{Deposit:: MINE AS SILVER DROPS BELOW $6. JULY 22, 1982, P. 2.}{Deposit:: WATSON, B. N. LARGE LOW GRADE SILVER DEPOSITS IN N.}{Deposit:: AMERICA. WORLD MIN., V. 30, NO. 3, 1977, PP. 44-49.}{Deposit:: WATSON, B. N. BULK TONNAGE, LOW-GRADE SILVER}{Deposit:: DEPOSITS - UPDATE 1980. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. REP. 36,}{Deposit:: 1983, PP. 36-41.}{Deposit:: KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 1993 ANNUAL REPORT.}{Deposit:: KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 1-2,15-17.}{Deposit:: 1995/96 NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, PP13, 22.}{Deposit:: KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 1, 19; &}{Deposit:: FORM 40-F REPORT, PP. 4, 15.}{Deposit:: RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/1997, U.S. MINES & MINING}{Deposit:: COMPANIES, P235.}{Reserve-Resource:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. THIS MONTH IN}{Reserve-Resource:: MINING: U.S. - NEVADA. THE CANDELARIA SILVER PROPERTIES.}{Reserve-Resource:: V. 181, NO. 1, 1980, P. 158.}{Reserve-Resource:: MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST. NEW DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS,}{Reserve-Resource:: THE CONTRIBUTION OF METALS OPERATIONS. ENG. AND MIN. J.}{Reserve-Resource:: INT. DIRECTORY, V. 9, NO. 2, 1982, P. 1.}{Reserve-Resource:: NERCO, INC. 1984 FORM 10-K, P. 8.}{Reserve-Resource:: KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 1, 15.}{Reserve-Resource:: KINROSS 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 1, 19.}{Reserve-Resource:: KINROSS 1995, FORM 40-F, PP. 4, 15.}{Reserve-Resource:: MINING RECORD. V 105/N37. 9/14/94. P.16.}{Reserve-Resource:: KINROSS 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, P 24, 25}{Reserve-Resource:: FEB. 1997: ANNUAL STATUS AND PRODUCTION REPORT, NEVADA}{Reserve-Resource:: DIVISION OF MINERALS (SENT TO US BY JEFF BUTWELL,}{Reserve-Resource:: CANDELARI* GENERAL MANAGER.}
ReporterBuckingham, David A.