Longwill Placer

The Longwill 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: Longwill Placer  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.95889, -115.56417

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Longwill Placer

Longwill Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Longwill Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Gold Basin


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Longwill, A. S.
Years: 1931 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available


Orebody

Form: BLANKET, CHANNELS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM LOCATION TAKEN FROM SITE OF AQUEDUCT USED IN SLUCE OPERATION,+/- 1000M.

Comment (Production): GRAVELYEILDED LESS THAN $1 /CU YD IN (1930'S)

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRAVELS; PLACER DEPOSIT

Comment (Deposit): THE PLACER DEPOSIT WORKS THE NORTH FORK OF THE BRUNEAU RIVER. IT WAS WORKED IN 1931 BY A. S. LONGWILL. THE GRAVEL YIELDED LESS THAN $1 PER CUBIC YARD (VANDERBURG 1936) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG W. O. (1936) PLACER MINING IN NEVADA; NNBMG BULL 27

Reference (Production): VANDERBURG, W. O. (1936)

Reference (Deposit): SMITH R. M. (1976) 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.