Golden Wash Placer

Unknown in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10295629
MAS/MILS ID 0320230725
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Wash Placer
Alternate or previous names Daisy Lane Placer, West Golden Placer Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -117.57513, 38.63743 (WGS84)
Elevation 1999
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Ardivey(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Big Smoky Valley(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 Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009 N 039 E 15 SESWSE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -117.57513, 38.63743

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cloverdale District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner R-J Mining Co
    ID 2601789
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner W. A. Silver
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STATE OF NEVADA, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE

  • Deposit

    DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, COMPILED BY DIVISION OF MINE

  • Deposit

    INSPECTION, 1983, 60 PP.

  • Deposit

    HAMILTON, M.M., 1993, MINES, PROSPECTS, AND MINERAL

  • Deposit

    OCCURRENCES IN THAT PART OF THE SHOSHONE RANGE, NEVADA,

  • Deposit

    ADMINISTERED AS TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST: U.S. BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    MINES MLA OPNE-FILE REPORT 16-93, P. 78.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-DEC-96 Hamilton U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 02/15/1983
MSHA mine ID2601789
Mine name (MSHA)Desert Rat Mine
Current operatorKen Jones Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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