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Mattinson Placer

Past Producer in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045112
MRDS ID M232777
Record type Site
Current site name Mattinson Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.72073, 41.51627 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bishop Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 042N 028E 36,25,24 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 2300 ACRES, JUST ABOVE LEONARD CREEK RANCH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result 78 1/2/CU. YD. IN 1937
Result GOLD AVERAGES 903 FINE

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) Alluvium, undifferentiated
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 6.1M
    Width 457.2M
    Depth to bottom 10.06M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Channels

Comments on the geologic information

  • PLACER CHANNELS VARY FROM 800 TO 1500 FT WIDE; GRAVEL AVERAGES 18 FT DEEP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Discoverer Lee Curry

Mining district

District name Leonard Creek District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • $5000 WORTH OF GOLD TO 1937

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 10.06M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VANDERBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS INHUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USBM INF. CIRC. 6995

  • Production

    WILLDEN, R., 1964

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLACER CHANNELS VARY FROM 800 TO 1500 FT. WIDE. GRAVEL AVERAGES 18 FEET DEEP. TOTAL AREA COVERS 2300 ACRES.
Deposit THE FIRST DISCOVERY OF PLACER GOLD WAS MADE IN 1914 BY LEE CURRY. PLACERS IN THE AREA HAVE BEEN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY BY SLUICES AND ROCKERS. 3 SHAFTS AVERAGING 33 FT. DEEP HAVE BEEN SUNK TO BEDROCK. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1981 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-MAY-1987 La Pointe, D.D. U.S. Geological Survey

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