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Nevada Division of Minerals Update- 2018 Production and New Operations
- 2019 vs 2018 Mining Claims - Critical Minerals and Land Withdrawals
- Ore Tolling and Copper Concentrate Study- NDOM Open-Data Site
- Exploration Reclamation Awards- 2019 PDAC Nevada Booth
NMEC Annual ConventionReno, NV
November 12-13 2019Richard Perry, Administrator
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Nevada Gold2018 Production 5.58Moz, -1.1% vs. '1731 mining operations17 operators
2018 NEVADA METAL PRODUCTION 2018 NEVADA METAL PRODUCTION, BY PRODUCER - FinalRanked by gold productionOperator Gold (ozs) Silver (ozs) Copper (lbs) Moly (lbs)Barrick 2,425,512 105,360Newmont 1,808,484 1,107,493 32,102,979Kinross 660,100 820,042SSR Mining 205,161 4,315Jerritt Canyon Gold 145,064 NRHecla (Klondex) 109,614 516,312Coeur 54,668 5,037,983Florida Canyon Mining (Alio Gold) 46,878 31,775KGHM International 38,990 171,679 112,552,787 459,959Fiore Gold 37,403 NRPremier Gold (40% of S. Arturo) 20,980 NRRawhide Mining 15,444 208,875Mineral Ridge Gold 7,497 3,444Ruby Hill Mining 4,648 3,584Borealis Mining 420 394Sunrise Minerals 268 150Geo-Nevada 14 NRNew Gold Nevada 14 2
Totals 5,581,160 8,011,408 144,655,766 459,959
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BARRICK
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New Operation for 2019, #1: McEwen Mining – Gold Bar
Groundbreaking – November 2017 First gold pour – February 2019 Full Production achieved May, 2019 Production target – 60,000 Au oz/yr Avg. Au grade - 1.0 g/t Current mine life – 7 years
New Operation for 2019, #2: Gold Resource Corp. – Isabella Pearl
Groundbreaking – June 2018 First gold pour – April 2019 Production target – 40,000 Au oz/yr Avg. Au grade - 3.7 g/t Current mine life – 5 years
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2018 Production 8.02 Moz, -5.4% vs. '1722 mining operations14 operators
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144.7M lbs, -0.8% vs. '172 mining operations
2 deposits with 5 billion contained pounds of Cu: Higher grade eastern deposit; underground Shallower western deposit; open-pit
Currently developing a 5,000 tpd underground mine on the eastern deposit with a concentrator
Main shaft being extended to 2,147 feet First copper production planned for @Q4 2019 The mine should employ ~300 people Nevada’s 3rd copper producer in past 20 years
NEVADA COPPER – PUMPKIN HOLLOW MINE
Headframe and stockpiles, July 2019
Concentrator under construction, July 2019
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Halliburton, Baker-Hughesand NOV permitting newprojects and expansions
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NDOM has been gathering active claim data from LR2000 at the end of October for the last six years. The purpose of this graph is to show claims data and statistics from the same snapshot in time.
Li = 2.1% Li = 0.7%
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195,804 Active Mining Claims (Assessment
Year 2020) in Nevada as of 10/28/2019, and
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CUMULATIVE MINING PERMITS AND DISTURBANCE ACREAGE IN NEVADA
PublicAcres*PrivateAcres* Pe
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2018 Plan-levelExploration Disturbance= 3,807.2 ac. or 2.7% of TotalExploration Permits = 105
Critical Minerals Affected byMineral Entry Withdrawals
35 minerals identified as “Critical Minerals” by the U.S. Department of the Interior in May, 2018
Minerals selected are deemed “vital to the Nation's security and economic prosperity.”
Nevada contains known occurrences or deposits of 20 of the 35 critical minerals 2
More than 330 historic mining districts contain occurrences of one or more critical minerals1
1Tingley, Joseph V. (1998). NBMG Report 47, Mining districts of Nevada (second edition)2 Martin, Gary. “Mining of 20 ‘critical’ minerals in Nevada could be streamlined”, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 21 May, 2018. Accessed 9 August, 2019.
Figure 1:
1Historic Mining DistrictsContaining Critical Minerals
Withdrawn from Mineral Entry
Open to Mineral Entry
Critical Minerals Affected byMineral Entry Withdrawals
1 USGS Mineral Resources Data System, (2016). https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/
Aluminum
Antimony*
Arsenic*
Barite*
Beryllium*
Bismuth
Cesium & Rubidium
Chromium
Cobalt
Fluorspar*
Gallium
Germanium
Graphite
Helium
Indium
Lithium*
Magnesium*
Manganese*
Niobium
PGM
Potash
REE
Rhenium
Scandium
Strontium
Tantalum
Tellurium
Tin
Titanium
Tungsten*
Uranium*
Vanadium
Zirconium & Hafnium
Bold indicates know occurrencesindicates past or present production*
Figure 2:Occurrences ofCritical Mineralswithin areas of mineral entry withdrawal 1
NevadaLand Withdrawals
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NevadaLand Withdrawals
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Current Historical Trend(Summary Result)
Current Historical Trend The chart to the left depicts the decrease in federal lands
open to locatable mineral entry by decade. Since
1930, approximately 1,770,000 acres of land are
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Available Federal Lands Open to Mineral Entry
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The StudyOpportunities for Precious Metals Toll Milling and Copper Concentrate Processing in Nevada
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology - Report 57
Funded by The Nevada Commission on Mineral Resources
Authored by
Thomas J. DeMull
David A. Davis
Lucia M. Patterson
Joel C. Lenz
http://data-ndom.opendata.arcgis.com/
Download Data (mining claims, land withdrawals/issues, mining districts and much more)
Interact with data (all maps are interactive and are linked to outside data sources as necessary)
Perform land research (Various resources commonly utilized for land research have been linked to interactive maps to streamline workflows)
www.minerals.nv.gov
NEVADA EXCELLENCE IN MINE RECLAMATION AWARDS – 2019
• Award Program began in 1991 • Purpose: “to recognize and share examples of
successes in the areas of reclamation, closure, planning, and wildlife protection and enhancement in Nevada”
• MEMBERS OF 2019 AWARD COMMITTEE:– Brian Amme, BLM– Joe Sawyer, NDEP-BMRR– Susan Elliot, USFS– Matt Maples, NDOW– Rich Perry, NDOM
Re-contoureddrill site showing
organics and bouldersplaced to enhance
reclamation seed growth
and discourage use by ATV’s.
July, 2019
B2Gold:Rockland Exploration Project
Western Exploration LLC:Doby George Exploration Project
Reclamation Awards Judging Team inspecting reclamation vegetation
one year after the South Sugarloaf Wildfire burned
the entire area.
Due to the diversity of vegetation planted, the project area recovered better than surrounding
undisturbed areas.
July, 2019
Post-South SugarloafFire re-
vegetation growth in reclaimed
area.
June 2019
Western Exploration LLC:Doby George Exploration Project
Before: Caved shaft filled with debris, 8/2018.
After:Completed hard-closure of AML feature, 9/2018.
Newmont USA:Buttes Exploration Project
• Nominations can be submitted by Mine Operators, Exploration Entities and Government Agencies
• Share innovative, excellence and best practices
• Deadline for entries July 6, 2020• Award team site visits July 14-17, 2020• Please take flyer
Nevada Excellence in Mine Reclamation
Changes in 2019 – Booth Location
PDAC Changes in 2019 – Booth Location
– North hall expanded in 2019
• About 50% larger than in 2018
– Booth moved closer to entrance, and now off of major aisles
– Increased number of visitors to booth in 2019
20182019
Changes in 2019
– Graphics Design• Maps created or
retouched by NBMG– Exploration Trends
and Mines & Projects Map
– Updated Geologic Map
– Magnetic and Gravity Anomalies Maps
• By NDOM– Updated Mining
Districts Map– Public Lands of
Nevada Map– Updated Lithium
Claims and Active Mining Claims Map
Other Notable Takeaways– GSN
• Signed up five new members and totaled $1,380 in publication sales
– Up significantly from 2018• ~15% uptick in web volume in
March– NvMA
• Four new members directly from PDAC
– GOED• Networked with several companies
and government entities– Corresponding with a specialty
chemicals company about the possibility of locating a production facility in Nevada
– Corresponding with a representative of the Thunder Bay Economic Development Commission
Publications
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