Unnamed gold placer (MRDS10042457), Placerites Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed gold placer (MRDS10042457) | Placer |
| Placerites Mining District | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 41' 21'' North , 118° 39' 14'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 119 (2011) | 35.3km |
Deposit: The placerites district was first worked in the early 1870's. In 1890's gravel was hauled to rabbit hole spring. Mining was principally by small scale hand methods. Deposits not worked again until after 1928. Equipment was installed in 1929 to work placers on a large scale. Deposits were worked intermittently since. Numerous pits, cuts and trenches can still be seen in the area. A recent trench is 1000 ft. Long, 25 ft. Wide, & mostly 6 to 10 ft deep, deepest part is 25 ft. Location in one of the five gulches containing gold. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ discovery year: 1870's
Deposit type: Placer Au-PGE
Development: In 1890's gravel was hauled to rabbit hole spring to be worked. Deposits were not worked again until 1928, after which they were worked intermittently to present.: in 1984, worth inc. Of san diego had a large amount of equipment and some people on the site, but mining was delayed pending development of additional water resources. Listed as an active gold mining and milling operation in 1984, emplo-ying 3 persons
Geology: Placer gravels worked in small shallow ravines were 18 inches to 6 ft. Thick, overlying bedrock of slates and shales. Gold is coarse, 730 to 900 fineness.
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10042457 |
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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Auld Lang Syne BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Golconda-Roberts Mountain DomainDomain
- Havallah BasinBasin
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
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