| Deposit ID | 10246668 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320070775 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Poorman Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Morrison-Knudsen Placer, Van Duzer Creek Placers |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.02763, 41.7549 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ungina Wongo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bull Run Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(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
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045 N | 053 E | 33 | W2W2NW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -116.02763, 41.7549 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mountain City District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320070775 |
NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 18, 1932.
NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETEIN 30.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-56, 1956, P. 120.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1356, 1981, P. 21.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 17-92, 1992, PLATE 1,
NO. 37; PLATE 3, NO. 9.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE POORMAN GROUP IS COMPRISED OF THE NOME, POORMAN, GREEN HORN, KING FISHER, AND MIDNIGHT PLACER CLAIMS. VAN DUZER AND LIME CREEK WERE FIRST MINED WITH HYDRAULIC GIANTS (SMALL SCALE) AND 40-50 YEARS LATER, DURING WW II, IT WAS DREDGED BY MORRISON-KNUDSEN CO. THE POINT OF REFERENCE FOR THIS PROPERTY IS PLACED AT THE JUNCTION OF LIME AND VAN DUZER CREEKS, WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE PATENTED CLAIM GROUP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1993 | Schmauch, Steven W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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