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