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    Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data

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    Carlin

    Sediment-hosted gold deposit in Nevada, U.S.A.

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    Sections of this page [Geologic] - [Economic] - [Reference]

    Geologic Information

    !ountr" U.S.A.

    State or pro#ince Nevaa

    Geographic location !"#$!%!&'N( ))*#)+%$!',$-%%&'(%)* +,'%%++.

    Geographic conte/t Political divisions (FIPS codes)

    Eure0a $count".1e#ada $state.

    2nited States $countr".

    1orth 3merica $continent.4and $continent.

    USGS map quadangles

    Rodeo !ree0 1E $5uadrangle %6+*,,, scale.7attle Mountain $5uadrangle %%,,*,,, scale.

    8innemucca $5uadrangle %6),*,,, scale.

    !"dologic units (#atesheds)

    Middle 9um:oldt $h"drologic unit.9um:oldt $h"drologic accounting unit.

    7lac0 Roc0 Desert-9um:oldt $h"drologic su:region.

    Great 7asin $h"drologic region.Su:t"pe Carlin

    Deposit si;e 4ength ). $m

    8idth ". $m

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    Deposit features 0es or lensesDi1es or sills

    Deposit age geologic 2ocene

    Deposit cluster Carlin 3ren

    Geochemical indicators Au( As( 4g( S5

    =ntrusi#e roc0 lamprop67re

    =ntrusi#e roc0 age 8urassic9Cretaceous  Ma

    Ore :earing unit Silurian-Devonian Ro5erts Mts. :m.( ;

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    silicification $asperoid.

    3ssociated deposits seiment-6oste Au> placer gol

    Geologic map unit Shale* chert* and minor amounts of 5uart;ite*greenstone* and limestone

    1ear:" scientific data ?ind additional scientific data near this location

    2conomic Information

    Status mining operations

    Owner or operator Ne

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    Reserves Resources Units Criteria

    " " gt  Ore amena:le to undergroundmining

    Reser#es and Resources Miningmet6o

    2stimate

    t7pe

    3onnage Criteria

    Open pit Reser#e +! 6,%%* pro#enApro:a:le

    2nderground Reser#e .& 6,%%* pro#enApro:a:le

    Open pit Resource && 6,%%*measuredAindicatedAinferred

    2nderground Resource & 6,%%*measuredAindicatedAinferred

    Reference information

    !omments @re-mine resource +') Mt at %('B gCt $or"* 6,,6.' %&)%F&production ('F M o; 3u $%%F'6 t 3u. reported separatel" on the !arlindeposit* later production was mostl" included in total 1ewmont goldproduction in northern !arlin trend' 3ppro/imate tonnage* gold andsil#er grade* and production calculated from 1ewmont $6,%%* 6,%6.1e#ada 7ureau $6,,F* 6,%%.' !arlinC@eteC4antern deposits pro#en andpro:a:le O@ reser#es of 6,,) %*,++*F+% o; 3u $1e#ada 7ureau*6,,F. $appro/imatel" calculated +' Mt of ore at a#erage H&'& gCt 3u.'B,I gold reco#er" mostl" indicates gold e/traction in heap-leachprocess'

    References 3rehart* G' 7'* %&* !haracteristics and origin of sedimentar"roc0-hosted gold depositsJ3 re#iew Ore Geolog" Re#iews* #' %%* p'(F(+,('

    7a00en* 7'M'* and Einaudi* M'

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    Dic0son* ?'8'* Radt0e* 3'S'* and @eterson* '3'* %B* Ellisite*

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