The Mattinson Placer is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.51639, -118.71972
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Mattinson Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mattinson Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Leonard Creek 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1914
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GOLD AVERAGES 903 FINE
Analytical Data: 78 1/2/CU. YD. IN 1937
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 2300 ACRES, JUST ABOVE LEONARD CREEK RANCH
Comment (Production): $5000 WORTH OF GOLD TO 1937
Comment (Deposit): PLACER CHANNELS VARY FROM 800 TO 1500 FT. WIDE. GRAVEL AVERAGES 18 FEET DEEP. TOTAL AREA COVERS 2300 ACRES.
Comment (Workings): 3 SHAFTS
Comment (Geology): PLACER CHANNELS VARY FROM 800 TO 1500 FT WIDE; GRAVEL AVERAGES 18 FT DEEP
Comment (Deposit): THE FIRST DISCOVERY OF PLACER GOLD WAS MADE IN 1914 BY LEE CURRY. PLACERS IN THE AREA HAVE BEEN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY BY SLUICES AND ROCKERS. 3 SHAFTS AVERAGING 33 FT. DEEP HAVE BEEN SUNK TO BEDROCK. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS INHUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USBM INF. CIRC. 6995
Reference (Production): WILLDEN, R., 1964
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.
