Box Canyon Placer Deposits

The Box Canyon Placer Deposits is a gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,899 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

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Site Name

Primary: Box Canyon Placer Deposits
Secondary: Blue Jacket
Secondary: Gold Dollar
Secondary: Ellendale
Secondary: Golden Link
Secondary: Grand View
Secondary: Henry
Secondary: Limelite
Secondary: Maybell
Secondary: Minnie
Secondary: Pay Day
Secondary: Gold Eagle
Secondary: Ducky
Secondary: Tuesday
Secondary: Claims

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Madsen, F. C.
Years: 1937 - 1942

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1909
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

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, CHANNELS, VALLEY FILL

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

Analytical Data: GOLD IS 858 TO 874 FINE

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE PLACER DEPOSITS IN MOST OF THE MAJOR CANYONS DRAINING THE DISTRICT HAVE YIELDED GOLD EACH YEAR SINCE DISCOVERY; THE MOST PRODUCTIVE PERIODS WERE 1913-22, 1932-39, AND 1947-55. BOX CANYON PLACER DEPOSITS WERE DISCOVERED ABOUT 1909. FIRST PRODUCTION WAS 38.34 OZ IN 1910 BY C. MILLER FROM THE GRANDVIEW CLAIMS. THE MANY CLAIMS ARE TREATED COLLECTIVELY HERE. MAJOR PRODUCTION WAS BY F.C. MADSEN 1937-1942. PRODUCTIVE PART OF THE CANYON EXTENDED FROM ABOUT THE 5900 FT CONTOUR DOWN TO THE 5500 FT. CONTOUR. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): PLACER; MOST PRODUCTIVE PART OF THE CANYON EXTENDED FROM ABOUT THE 5900 FOOT CONTOUR DOWN TO THE 5500 FT. CONTOUR.

Comment (Geology): PLACER CHANNEL IS 30-50 FT. WIDE AT WIDEST PART NEAR THE MINNIE MINE, AND NARROWS UP & DOWN THE CANYON

Comment (Location): IN BOX CANYON FROM 5500 TO 5900 FT ELEVATION

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IS FOR 1910-1951, TOTAL FOR ALL BOX CANYON CLAIMS

Comment (Development): MANY CLAIMS TREATED COLLECTIVELY HERE. FIRST PRODUCTION WAS 38.34 OZ IN 1910 BY C. MILLER FROM THE GRANDVIEW CLAIMS. THE MAJOR PRODUCTION WAS BY F.C. MADSEN FROM 1937-1942

References

Reference (Deposit): STEWART, J.H., MAKEE, T.H. AND STAGER, H.K. 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEV.: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.

Reference (Production): STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977.

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.