The Unnamed Placers is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada.
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Unnamed Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Placerites 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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Worth, Inc. Of San Diego, Ca And/Or Princeton Mining Associates
Years: 1984 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pleistocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): IN 1890'S GRAVEL WAS HAULED TO RABBIT HOLE SPRINGS TO BE WORKED. DEPOSITS WERE NOT WORKED AGAIN UNTIL AFTER 1928, SINCE WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENTLY MINED TO PRESENT.. IN 1984, WORTH, INC. OF SAN DIEGO HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF EQUIPMENT AND SOME PEOPLE ON THE SITE, BUT MINING WAS DE-LAYED PENDING DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL WATER RESOURCES. PROPE-RTY IS LISTED AS AN ACTIVE GOLD MINING AND MILLING OPERATION I-N 1984, EMPLOYING 3 PERSONS
Comment (Workings): PITS, CUTS, TRENCHES
Comment (Geology): PLACER GRAVELS WORKED IN SMALL SHALLOW RAVINES WERE 18 INCHES TO 6 FT. THICK, OVERLYING BEDROCK OF SLATES & SHALES. GOLD IS COARSE, 750 TO 900 FINENESS.
Comment (Location): SOUTHERN OUTER EDGE OF GRAVEL HILLS ADJACENT TO RABBIT CREEK.
Comment (Production): ESTIMATED TOTAL DISTRICT PRODUCTION WAS 2500 OZ. AU SINCE 1870.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870'S
Comment (Deposit): LOCATED IN ONE OF FIVE GULCHES KNOWN TO CARRY GOLD. THE PLACERITES DISTRICT WAS FIRST WORKED IN EARLY 1870'S. IN 1890'S GRAVEL WAS HAULED TO RABBIT HOLE SPRINGS. 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 WORKED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE. NUMEROUS PITS, CUTS & TRENCHES CAN STILL BE SEEN IN THE AREA. A RECENT TRENCH IS 1000 FT. LONG, 25 FT. WIDE, MOSTLY 6 TO 10 FEET DEEP, DEEPEST PART 25 FT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; USGS BULL. 1356
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, 1936, PLACER MINING IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 30 NO. 4
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM 1C 6902
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 3 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3
Reference (Deposit): STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1985, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1984.
Reference (Production): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977
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.
