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Amended Crofoot Placer Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
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Amended Crofoot Placer MinePlacer
Humboldt CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 54' 24'' North , 118° 38' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.90682,-118.63349
GeoHash:
G#: 9r78sqver
GRN:
N28W65
Type:
Placer
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Humboldt119 (2011)46.6km
Imlay171 (2011)49.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
429579
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:429579:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Black Rock Placers; Crofoot Claims


Deposit type: Placer Au-PGE

Development: Listed As an active placer gold mine with gravity concentration operation in 1982 and 1983, employing 7 persons in 1982 and 3 in 1983. Apparently idle 1984-85. Owned in 1982 by burl lance inc., of winnemucca. Probably same placer operated in 1980 by bob wigle

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References

Humboldt Sun, Nevada; (1980); the Black Rock One-man Mine.
State Inspector of Mines, (1983), 1984, Directory of Nevada Mine Operations Active During Calendar Year 1982, Also 1983.
Jones, R.B. and Papke, K.G., (1984), NBMG Map 83, Active Mines and Oil Fields in Nevada-1983.
Tingley, J.V., (1985), Field Examination of the Sulphur District.
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