| Deposit ID | 10295671 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320230540 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Manhattan Gulch Delta Placer Deposi |
| Alternate or previous names | McKinnen Claims, Manhattan Gulch Placer, Mcdonald Claims, McKinnon Claims, Russell Claims, Baldy, Colorado, Nelson Shaft |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.17032, 38.54633 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1841 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Seyler Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 008 N | 043 E | 17 | SESE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -117.17032, 38.54633 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gibbons And Reed Co. |
| ID | 2601562 |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320230540 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601562 |
BIAGBROUGH, JOHN W., PRIVATE REPORT, 1960.
FERGUSON, H.G., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 640, 1916.
MINING ENGINEERING, VOL. 26, NO. 3, MARCH 1974, P. 22.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER SUPPLY PAPER #423.
VANDERBURG, W.O., UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BULLETIN VO. XXX,
NO. 4.
ZINKL, ANDREW J., PRIVATE REPORT, NOVEMBER 1961.
PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA BY MAUREEN G. JOHNSON,
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1356.
CLARK, 1946: DESCRIBED TECHNIQUES OF PLACER MINING USED
DURING LARGE-SCALE OPERATIONS; DESCRIBED DREDGE, WATER
SUPPLY, RECOVERY METHODS; INDICATES EXTENT OF GROUND
WORKED.
FERGUSON, 1917: DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PLACERS; INCLUDES
HISTORY, PRODUCTION, MINING OPERATIONS; DISCUSSED
DEVELOPMENT OF PRESENT TOPOGRAPHY, DISTRIBUTION OF GOLD
IN OLD GRAVELS, DEEP GRAVELS, AND RECENT WASH; SIZE AND
FINENESS OF PLACER GOLD; ACCESSORY MINERALS.
FERGUSON, 1924: BRIEF ACCOUNT OF PLACER OCCURRENCES
SUMMARIZED FROM BULLETIN 640-J (1917), INCLUDING MAPS,
DISTRIBUTION OF GOLD, CHARACTER OF GOLD, STREAM STUDIES,
RELATING TO SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF GOLD.
FERGUSON AND CATHCART, 1954: TEXT SUMMARIZES EARLIER STUDY
OF MANHATTAN DISTRICT (FERGUSON 1924).
JONES, 1909: REVIEWS GEOLOGY OF DISTRICT; DESCRIBES EARLY
PLACER MINING ACTIVITY, LITHOLOGY, THICKNESS, AND VALUE
OF PLACER GRAVELS; MINING OPERATIONS OF 1909; INCLUDES
CLAIMS MAPS OF PLACER AREAS; AVERAGE VALUE OF GROUND
REPORTED TO BE $10 PER CUBIC YARD.
KRAL, 1951: DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF HISTORY, GEOLOGY, LODE
AND PLACER MINES OF THE DISTRICT; MUCH INFORMATION TAKEN
FROM EARLIER WRITERS. ADDS INFORMATION OF PRODUCTION OF
PLACERS TO 1949, HISTORY OF LARGE-SCALE OPERATIONS DURING
THE PERIOD 1938-46 AND SUBSEQUENT SMALL SCALE OPERATIONS
TO 1949.
MARTIN, 1912: PRODUCTION FOR 1911; DEPTH AND VALUE OF
PLACER GRAVELS; PLACER MINING TECHNIQUES (PAPER SIMILAR
TO TOLL, 1911).
MINING WORLD, 1941B: DETAILS OF DREDGE AND STRIPPING
OPERATIONS IN MANHATTAN GULCH; DEPTH OF BARREN
OVERBURDEN; TOTAL DEPTH OF DREDGEABLE GROUND; DETAILS OF
STRIPPING BENCHES THAT DREDGE CANNOT REACH; DISTRIBUTION
OF GOLD-BEARING GRAVEL; SIZE OF GRAVEL; SIZE OF GOLD.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1969: RELATION OF MINERAL DEPOSITS
TO FAULTS AND AGE OF MINERALIZATION.
VANDERBURG, 1936A: HISTORY AND PRODUCTION OF DISTRICT;
EXTENT OF PLACERS; SIZE OF NUGGETS FOUND; PLACER MINING
TECHNIQUES AND METHODS TO 1935; PLACER SAMPLING BY
NATOMAS COMPANY DESCRIBED.
STONEHAM, W.J., "MANHATTAN PLACERS, NEVADA." MINING AND
ENGINEERING WORLD, 5 AUGUST 1911, PP. 242.
TOLL, R.H., "PRESENT ASPECT TO THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT,
NEVADA." MINING AND ENGINEERING WORLD, 30 SEPTEMBER 1911,
P. 639-640.
FERGUSON, H.G., "GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MANHATTAN
DISTRICT, NEVADA." U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 723,
1924, P. 117-133.
VANDERBURG, W.O., "PLACER MINING IN NEVADA," NEVADA BUREAU
OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 27. (PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AS
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BULLETIN VOL. 30, NO. 4, MAY 15,
1936.), PP. 178.
ZINKL, A.J., "MANHATTAN PLACER." HERCULES MINING COMPANY
PRIVATE REPORT, 23 NOVEMBER 1961.
KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BRGENDAHL, M.H., "PRINCIPAL GOLD-
PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES." GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 1968, PP. 283.
PAHER, W.S., "NEVADA GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS." HOWELL
NORTH BOOKS, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, 1970, PP. 492.
STATE ENGINEER'S OFFICE, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY
AND MACKAY SCHOOL OF MINES. "WATER FOR NEVADA." FORECASTS
FOR THE FUTURE - MINING, JANUARY 1973, P. 64-71.
PRICE, L.C.F., "MANHATTAN GOLD PLACER PROPERTY." EARTH
SCIENCE INC. PRIVATE REPORT, 9 MAY 1974, PP. 14.
PRICE, L.C.F., "MANHATTAN GOLD PLACER." EARTH SCIENCE INC.
PRIVATE REPORT, JULY 26, 1974. PP. 20.
UNO, "GREAT MANHATTAN GOLD. CORPORATION GOLD PROPERTY."
PRIVATE REPORT, 26 JULY 1974, PP. 17.
DE VOTO, R.H. AND FROST, C.J., "PLASER GOLD EVALUATION OF
FOUR ALLUVIAL FANS IN NEVADA." EARTH SCIENCE, INC.
REPORT. FEBRUARUY 1978.
ROMANOWITZ, C.M., H.J. BENNETT, AND W.L. DARE. GOLD PLACER
MINING. PLACER EVALUATION AND DREDGE SELECTION. U.S.
BUREAU OF MINES IC 8462, 1970, P. 56.
FERGUSON, 1923, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 723,
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PLACERS, TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY.
MINING WORLD, 1941B: DETAILS OF DREDGE AND STRIPPING
OPERATIONS, DEPTH OF OVERBURDEN, BENCH STRIPPING.
REPORT BY JOHN W. BLAGBROUGH, 1960, GEOLOGIC REPORT ON THE
MCKINNON PLACER CLAIMS, MANHATTAN MINING DISTRICT, NYE
COUNTY, NEVADA.
MINING WORLD, 1962A, VOL. 24, NO. 2, WHITE CAPS MINING
CO., 1960, SAMPLING PROGRAM.
REPORT BY HOWARD G. SCHOENIKE ASSOCIATES, APRIL 13, 1982,
AND MAY 28, 1981, ON MCKINNON CLAIMS.
REPORT BY INTERNATIONAL MINING CONSULTS, INC., AUGUST 7,
1981, PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY REPORT, MANHATTAN PROJECT,
NEY COUNTY, NEVADA, FOR T.R. MINING & MINERALS, INC.
DREDGE PROGRESS MAPS 1938 TO 1942 AND 1946 DRILLINGS FOUND
IN TONOPAH, NEVADA, 1987.
AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT PART OF THE TOQUIMA
RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-FEB-1995 | Schmauch, Steven W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 05/03/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601562 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Manhatten Gulch |
| Current operator | Pavement Plaining Company Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Gibbons Companies |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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