McKnights Placer

The McKnights Placer is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

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: McKnights Placer  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.69722, -115.52556

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McKnights Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: McKnights Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Charleston


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


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
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Deposit): PLACER; STREAM GRAVELS

Comment (Deposit): PLACER DEPOSIT IS LOCATED ON BADGER CREEK ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R. M. (1979-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT


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.