| Deposit ID | 10042611 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060462 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Barber Canyon Placers |
| Related records | 10272021 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.88291, 40.71878 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | IN BARBER CANYON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dun Glen(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(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 | 036E | 24 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| 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) | -117.88291, 40.71878 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET, CHANNELS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Discoverer | Chinese Miners |
| Year of first production | 1865 |
| District name | Sierra District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060462 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM IC 6902
VANDERBURG, 1936, PLACER MINING IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 30
JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; USGS BULL. 1356
NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF SIERRA DISTRICT 1984-1985
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PLACERS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE 1860'S. MOST OF MINING IN BARBER CANYON DONE DURING THE PERIOD 1870-90. CHINESE MINERS REPORTEDLY MINED $2 MILLION FROM AUBURN AND BARBER CANYONS DURING THIS PERIOD BUT THERE IS SOME DOUBT AS TO WHETHER ACTUAL PRODUCTION WAS THAT HIGH. MINING RESUMED IN THE 1930'S IN BARBER AND DUN GLEN CANYONS. MOST OF THE PLACER GOLD WAS RECOVERED BY SMALL-SCALE METHODS, SUCH AS SLUICING, HYDRAULICKING, AND DRY WASHING. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1860'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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