| Deposit ID | 10045506 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233268 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mountain City Placers |
| Alternate or previous names | Mountain City District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.99315, 41.85711 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1699 |
| Relative position | UTM APPROX. TO MOUTH OF GRASSHOPPER CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mountain City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(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
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 053E | 01 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Monazite | 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) | -115.99315, 41.85711 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET, CHANNELS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| District name | Mountain City |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233268 |
SMITH, R. M., 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPT. 1976-56
JOHNSON, M. G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 1356
GARSIDE, L. J., (1973) RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 81.
JOHNSON, M. G., (1973), SMITH, R. M. (1976)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PLACER IN STREAM GRAVELS |
| Deposit | WORKINGS ALONG THE OWYHEE RIVER DOWNSTREAM FROM MOUNTAIN CITY. FOR A FEW MILES. SOUTH SIDE OF OWYHEE RIVER, NEAR SUGARLOAF PEAK, AND IN GRASSHOPPER GULCH, (WHICH IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN PLACERED EXTENSIVELY IN EARLY DAYS (1870'S) FOR 1/2 MILE ALONG THE GULCH. THE PLACERS WERE WORKED AS EARLY AS 1870 WHEN CHINESE PLACER MINERS WERE REPORTED TO RECOVER $2-$3 PER DAY PER MAN FROM GRAVELS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RIVER. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Taylor, J. K. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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