Hassayampa Mining District · Yavapai County, Arizona
Developing the Gold Basin Mine
Pine Creek Mining, Inc. acquires, explores and develops gold, silver and copper properties in the south-western United States, starting with a placer gold mine in the hills south of Prescott, Arizona.
- 250acresof US Forest Service land
- 11claimsfederal mining claims (BLM compliant)
- 1.73M ozgold, measured & indicated*
- 125yd³/hplanned production rate
* Measured and indicated ounces of recoverable gold stated in the 2020 NI 43-101 Technical Report by Mark Slatten, P.G., Qualified Person (updating the 2011 report). Resource estimates are not guarantees of future production.
Who we are
A focused mining company with a working site in Arizona
Pine Creek Mining works with a core team of geologists, mining engineers and financial analysts to identify viable properties. We favour sites backed by a current NI 43-101 Technical Report stating measured and indicated mineral resources.
Our first project, the Gold Basin Mine, has completed a pilot plant operation under an exploration permit, and the permit application for full-scale operations is in progress.
More about the company
Our project
The Gold Basin Mine
A placer gold mine within the Hassayampa Mining District, about 20 miles south-southwest of Prescott. The mine is reached from Prescott by State Highway 89 for about 16 miles to Forest Road 72, half a mile east of Wilhoit.
- Federal mining claims on 250 acres of US Forest Service land
- Three main sites: Lost Nugget, Riverbend and Red Hill
- Technical report prepared in 2011 and updated in October 2020
Where we are
From exploration to production
Technical report
NI 43-101 Technical Report prepared in 2011 and updated in October 2020.
Pilot plant
Trial operations at the Lost Nugget site under an exploration permit confirmed the feasibility of the operation.
Permitting
Application to move operations to the Riverbend site for full-scale mining, at an advanced stage with the US Forest Service.
Full-scale production
Planned once the Authorization to Commence Operations is issued, at about 125 cubic yards per hour.
Management
Led on the ground
Suchit Patel manages the overall and day-to-day affairs of Pine Creek Mining and the Gold Basin Mine. He previously worked for the parent company, Pushpak Bullions Pvt. Ltd of Mumbai, India, and brings a working understanding of how the global bullion markets function.
He leads the work with the US Forest Service, permit engineers and vendors, supported by a core team that includes a professional geologist, mining and permit engineers, a surveyor, civil engineer, hydrologist, environmental and archaeological analysts, and plant and heavy-equipment operators.
Our team