Mattinson Placer

The Mattinson Placer is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,800 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

Name: Mattinson Placer  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.