The Placer Goldfield Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Placer Goldfield Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Placer Goldfield Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Placer Management Group, Ltd.; Vaughn Construction Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): SINGLE BENCH; HEAP LEACH; MULTIPLE BENCH; CRUSHING; SCREENING.
References
Reference (Deposit): STAFF, 1988, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1987: NEVADA DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 84 P
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.
