The Constant Placers is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,098 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.365, -118.39222
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Constant Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Constant Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Rabbit Hole District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Constant Mineral Separation Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cassiterite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Bindheimite
Gangue: Plumbojarosite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON WEST FLANK OF ROSEBUD PEAK
Comment (Production): JERSEY MINE CONTAINED 40 OZ AG/TON. TOTAL PRODUCTION FOR DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES ELECTRIC AND JERSEY MINES LISTED IN MONTEZUMA MINE REPORT
Comment (Development): PLACER MINE WAS NOT ACTIVE AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1985.
Comment (Workings): MANY DOZER CUTS (1985)
Comment (Geology): GOLD OCCURS AS FLAT NUGGETS RANGING FROM A FEW CENTS TO A FEW DOLLARS IN WEIGHT VALUE
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS IN A LARGE ALLUVIAL FAN EXTENDING WESTWARD FROM ROSEBUD PEAK. THE FAN CONSISTS OF BOTH ANGULAR AND ROUNDED ROCK FRAGMENTS INCLUDING RHYOLITE, ANDESITE, QUARTZ, SILICIFIED FAULT BRECCIA, AND PHYLLITE. THE GRAVELS OVERLIE A CLAY LAYER WHICH UNDERLIES THE ENTIRE PLACER AREA AND FORMS A FALSE BEDROCK HORIZON SEPARATING GOLD-BEARING GRAVELS FROM UNDERLYING BARREN GRAVELS. MOST OF THE PLACER MINING ACTIVITY WAS CONCENTRATED IN GULLIES THAT DISSECT THE FAN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M. G., 1973, USGS BULL 1356, P. 72-73.
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 7 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION NOTES.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
