Los Angeles Rock and Gravel Corp.

Past Producer in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044584
MRDS ID M232088
Record type Site
Current site name Los Angeles Rock and Gravel Corp.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.56981, 37.35939 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Relative position NEAR THE LEAD OF TULE CANYON.
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007S 040E 04,05,06 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • EIGHT CLAIMS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
BC deposit profile C01. C02
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.56981, 37.35939

Ore body information

  • Length 3218.6M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1933

Mining district

District name Lida District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the workings information

  • PLACER MINING

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M232088

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936, PLACER MINING IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 27, P. 80-81

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ALLUVIUM IS 12-18 FT THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph) U.S. Geological Survey