Lynn Creek Mine

Past Producer in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044101
MRDS ID M231435
Record type Site
Current site name Lynn Creek Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.07728, 40.91324 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Humboldt Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(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 Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 051E 17,18 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result 4000 CU YD SAMPLE YIELDED 25 OZ AU, OR $.22/CU YD

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 > Gravel
    Rock unit name Stream Gravels
    Rock description Stream Gravels
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.07728, 40.91324

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE GOLD IS PROBABLY DERIVED FROM MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONES IN CHERT AND SHALE OF THE VININI FORMATION. THE GOLD RECOVERED IS VERY FINE AVERAGING 920 TO 960.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lynn District

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF A NUMBER OF CUTS, PITS, TRENCHES AND SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC LAND CO. (1964) MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, P. 91

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R. J. ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., N.B.M. BULL. 64

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, M. G. (1973) PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, USGS BULL 1356

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE CHANNEL EXTENDS EASTWARD FROM THE LODE MINING AREA FOR 4 MILES. IN THE UPPER 2.5 MILES THE GRAVELS AVERAGE 25 FT. WIDE AND 10 TO 28 FT. DEEP. THE PAY STREAK WAS THE FIRST 1.5 FT. OF ALLUVIUM LYING ON BEDROCK.
Deposit WORKINGS CONSIST OF A NUMBER OF CUTS, PITS, TRENCHES, AND SHAFTS. INDICATED RESERVES ARE IN EXCESS OF 1 MILLION CU. YDS. THE CHANNEL EXTENDS EASTWARD FROM THE LODE MINING AREA FOR FOUR MILES. IN THE UPPER 2.5 MILES THE GRAVELS AVERAGE 25 FT. WIDE AND 10 TO 28 FT. DEEP. THE PAY STREAK WAS THE FIRST 1.5 FT. OF ALLUVIUM LYING ON BEDROCK. THE CHANNEL WAS BEING WORKED BY THE URA GOLD MINES CO. IN 1952. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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