Placer Goldfield Mine

The Placer Goldfield Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda 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: Placer Goldfield Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.7, -117.21667

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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

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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

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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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

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.