| Deposit ID | 10042456 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060257 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Placers |
| Related records | 10295616 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.6446, 40.68878 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | IN LOW HILLS SE OF CENTRAL KAMMA MTNS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Placerites(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 033N | 030E | 30,31 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -118.6446, 40.68878 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| District name | Placerites District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Worth, Inc. Of San Diego, Ca And/Or Princeton Mining Associates |
| First year | 1984 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 7.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060257 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; USGS BULL. 1356
VANDERBURG, 1936, PLACER MINING IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 30 NO. 4
VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM 1C 6902
QUADE, JACK, 3 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3
STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1985, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1984.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE SECOND MOST NORTHEASTERN GULCH OF THE FIVE GULCHES KNOWN TO CARRY PLACER GOLD. THE PLACERITES DISTRICT WAS FIRST WORKED IN THE EARLY 1870'S. IN 1890'S GRAVEL WAS HAULED TO RABBIT HOLE SPRING. MINING WAS PRINCIPALLY BY SMALL SCALE HAND METHODS. DEPOSITS NOT WORKED AGAIN TILL AFTER 1928. EQUIPMENT WAS INSTALLED TO WORK PLACERS ON A LARGE SCALE. DEPOSITS WERE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE. NUMEROUS PITS, CUTS, & TRENCHES CAN STILL BE SEEN IN THE AREA. ONE TRENCH (DUG 1969) IS 1000 FT LONG, 25 FT. WIDE AND MOSTLY 6 TO 10 FEET DEEP, DEEPEST PART IS 25 FEET. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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