The Box Canyon Placer Deposits is a gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,899 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.51889, -117.11444
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Box Canyon Placer Deposits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Box Canyon Placer Deposits
Secondary: Blue Jacket
Secondary: Gold Dollar
Secondary: Ellendale
Secondary: Golden Link
Secondary: Grand View
Secondary: Henry
Secondary: Limelite
Secondary: Maybell
Secondary: Minnie
Secondary: Pay Day
Secondary: Gold Eagle
Secondary: Ducky
Secondary: Tuesday
Secondary: Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Madsen, F. C.
Years: 1937 - 1942
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1909
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: BLANKET, CHANNELS, VALLEY FILL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GOLD IS 858 TO 874 FINE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE PLACER DEPOSITS IN MOST OF THE MAJOR CANYONS DRAINING THE DISTRICT HAVE YIELDED GOLD EACH YEAR SINCE DISCOVERY; THE MOST PRODUCTIVE PERIODS WERE 1913-22, 1932-39, AND 1947-55. BOX CANYON PLACER DEPOSITS WERE DISCOVERED ABOUT 1909. FIRST PRODUCTION WAS 38.34 OZ IN 1910 BY C. MILLER FROM THE GRANDVIEW CLAIMS. THE MANY CLAIMS ARE TREATED COLLECTIVELY HERE. MAJOR PRODUCTION WAS BY F.C. MADSEN 1937-1942. PRODUCTIVE PART OF THE CANYON EXTENDED FROM ABOUT THE 5900 FT CONTOUR DOWN TO THE 5500 FT. CONTOUR. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): PLACER; MOST PRODUCTIVE PART OF THE CANYON EXTENDED FROM ABOUT THE 5900 FOOT CONTOUR DOWN TO THE 5500 FT. CONTOUR.
Comment (Geology): PLACER CHANNEL IS 30-50 FT. WIDE AT WIDEST PART NEAR THE MINNIE MINE, AND NARROWS UP & DOWN THE CANYON
Comment (Location): IN BOX CANYON FROM 5500 TO 5900 FT ELEVATION
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IS FOR 1910-1951, TOTAL FOR ALL BOX CANYON CLAIMS
Comment (Development): MANY CLAIMS TREATED COLLECTIVELY HERE. FIRST PRODUCTION WAS 38.34 OZ IN 1910 BY C. MILLER FROM THE GRANDVIEW CLAIMS. THE MAJOR PRODUCTION WAS BY F.C. MADSEN FROM 1937-1942
References
Reference (Deposit): STEWART, J.H., MAKEE, T.H. AND STAGER, H.K. 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEV.: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.
Reference (Production): STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 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.
