The Nevada Hydraulic Mining Co. Placer is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Nevada Hydraulic Mining Co. Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nevada Hydraulic Mining Co. Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Tuscarora District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET, LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): PLACER WORKS DRY WASH IN SEC. 33, JUST WEST OF THE COMMONWEALTH MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M. (1976) USGS OFR 76-56 P 167
Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M. (1976), P.167
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B. (1936) NBMG BULL 25.
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.
