| Deposit ID | 10043953 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231262 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | B & M Placer Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.05344, 40.65073 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1554 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Snow Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle 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 | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 032N | 044E | 17,20 | 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) | Dutch Flat Terrane - Feldspathic sandstone, shale, and turbiditic limestone |
|---|
| General form | CHANNEL |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Depth to bottom | 6.71M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1939 |
| Discoverer | G. Estes |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Artillery Resources, Cornelius O'Leary, Manager |
| Home office | 1055 West Georgia St, Suite 2020, Vancouver, B. C., Canada |
| First year | 1984 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231262 |
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEV; N.B.M.G. BULL 59
JONES, R. B., 1984, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING 1983, IN THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY-1983: N-BMG MI-1983.
JONES, R. B. AND PAPKE, K. G., 1984, ACTIVE MINES AND OIL FIELDS IN NEVADA-1983, NBMG MAP 84.
GARSIDE, L. J., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 10 OCT 84.
WILLDEN, 1964.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PLACER; CHANNEL |
| Deposit | LOCATED IN 1939 BY G. ESTES; GOLD WAS FOUND IN A CHANNEL AVERAGING 30 FEET WIDE AND EXTENDING FOR ABOUT 2000 FEET DOWN THE FAN. BEDROCK DEPTH AVERAGED ABOUT 22 FEET. THE GOLD WAS COARSE, (AVERAGING OVER 1/8 INCH IN DIAMETER) AND WAS DISTRIBUTED UNIFORMLY THROUGHOUT THE GRAVEL. THE PROPERTY OPERATED IN 1940 AND 1941 WITH A WASHING PLANT UTILIZING WATER PUMPED FROM THE HUMBOLDT VALLEY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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