Deposit ID | 10043953 |
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MRDS ID | M231262 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | B & M Placer Mine |
Geographic coordinates: | -117.05344, 40.65073 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 1554 |
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Country | State | County |
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United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
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Mount Diablo | 032N | 044E | 17,20 | Nevada |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Model code | 119 |
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USGS model code | 39a |
BC deposit profile | C01. C02 |
Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
Mark3 model number | 54 |
Host or associated | Host | ||
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Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
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(1) | -117.05344, 40.65073 |
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General form | CHANNEL |
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Depth to bottom | 6.71M |
Width | 9.14M |
Length | 609.6M |
Development status | Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Medium |
Significant | No |
Discovery year | 1939 |
Discoverer | G. Estes |
Discovery method | Ore-Mineral Not In Place |
Year of first production | 1940 |
District name | Battle Mountain District |
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Ownership category | Private |
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Type | Owner-Operator |
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Owner | Artillery Resources, Cornelius O'Leary, Manager |
Home office | 1055 West Georgia St, Suite 2020, Vancouver, B. C., Canada |
First year | 1984 |
Type of workings | Surface |
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Overall depth | 9.14M |
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231262 |
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEV; N.B.M.G. BULL 59
JONES, R. B., 1984, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING 1983, IN THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY-1983: N-BMG MI-1983.
JONES, R. B. AND PAPKE, K. G., 1984, ACTIVE MINES AND OIL FIELDS IN NEVADA-1983, NBMG MAP 84.
GARSIDE, L. J., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 10 OCT 84.
WILLDEN, 1964.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | PLACER; CHANNEL |
Deposit | LOCATED IN 1939 BY G. ESTES; GOLD WAS FOUND IN A CHANNEL AVERAGING 30 FEET WIDE AND EXTENDING FOR ABOUT 2000 FEET DOWN THE FAN. BEDROCK DEPTH AVERAGED ABOUT 22 FEET. THE GOLD WAS COARSE, (AVERAGING OVER 1/8 INCH IN DIAMETER) AND WAS DISTRIBUTED UNIFORMLY THROUGHOUT THE GRAVEL. THE PROPERTY OPERATED IN 1940 AND 1941 WITH A WASHING PLANT UTILIZING WATER PUMPED FROM THE HUMBOLDT VALLEY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
Updater | 01-JUL-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |