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Morrison-Knudsen Placer

Occurrence in Elko 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045507
MRDS ID M233270
Record type Site
Current site name Morrison-Knudsen Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.02426, 41.75573 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ungina Wongo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bull Run Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045N 053E 34,33,32 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.02426, 41.75573
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mountain City

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY DATA BASE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 STRIPS OF THE VAN DUZER CREEK CHANNEL, 20-60 FT. WIDE MAD BEEN WORKED OUT BY 1908, ONE FOR A DISTANCE OF 1200 FT., ONE FOR 1000 FT., TO A DEPTH OF LESS. THAN 15 FEET. GOLD VARIED FROM FINE DUST TO 5-6 OZ NUGGETS. THE MINES WERE DISCIVERED BY R.M. WOODWARD IN 1893 AND WERE WORKED FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS, BUT WERE IDLE IN 1908 WOODWARD WORKED THE GRAVELS BY SLUICEING AND HYDRAULIC METHODS, REPORTEDLY RECOVERING $50,000 IN PLACER GOLD IN THE FIRST FEW YEARS. IN 1941, THE MORRISON-KNUDSEN CO. PREDGED GEN THE PLACER AREA FOR SEVERAL MILES RECOVERING 2128 OZ AU. SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS BY DIFFERENT COMPANIES IN 1948 AND 1949 RECOVERED GOLD AVERAGING 33 TO 70 /CU. YD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Nevada Bureau Of Mines And Geology U.S. Geological Survey

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