Vail placer, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vail placer | Placer |
| Battle Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
| Lander County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 37' 10'' North , 117° 3' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Battle Mountain | 3,635 (2011) | 10.1km |
| Crescent Valley | 392 (2011) | 46.0km |
| Golconda | 214 (2011) | 52.3km |
Sec 29 T32N R44E
Deposit: Placer deposit the placer gold was derived mainly from local sources and was concentrated during erosion of the source veins. Originally, the claims in vail canyon were located for lode deposits, but main production was from placers discovered in 1913 by jasper vail. He leased out hte claims for a 20% royalty. Development in 1938 cosisted of several hundred shafts and open cuts, 5 to 30 feet deep. Some were interconnected by drifts driven along bedrock. Property consists of 18 unpatented claims. In 1938-1940, pacific placers operated a drag-line dredge, whose operations were hampered by a scarcity of water ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Placer Au-PGE
Development: Originally located As lode claims but main production was from placer operations 18 unpatented claims. 1938-1940, pacific placers operated a drag-line dredge, hampered by scarcity of water.
Geology: Largest nugget found weighed 3 ounces. Average depth of alluvium is 10 feet. Principal concentration of gold was on bedrock. Many grains of gold contained quartz & had not moved far from its source. Nuggets of an ounce or more were fairly common.
Ore(s): Channels, Fans, Slope Wash, Terrace Gravels
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10044072 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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