Placer Mines

The Placer Mines is a gold mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 8,599 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: Placer Mines

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten

Location

State: Utah
County: Millard
District: House Range

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: State Of Utah
Home Office: Utah

Owner Name: Notch Peak Minerals

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: BLANKET

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT KNOWN

Comment (Geology): TUNGSTEN OCCURS AS FINE DISSEMINATED SCHEELITE POWDER. GOLD OCCURS AS PLACER IN WEATHERED DETRITUS

References

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Deposit): HINTZE, L.F., 1974, PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NOTCH PEAK QUADRANGLE MILLARD COUNTY, UTAH: USGS MF-636

Reference (Deposit): EVERETT, F.D., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR #8014

Reference (Deposit): 1876 RECON GILBERT, G.K., 100TH MERIDIAN RPT. V. 3

Reference (Deposit): 1908 RECON WALCOTT, C.D., SMITHSONIAN MIS COLL. V. 53

Reference (Deposit): 1951 RECON WHEELER, H.E., UGMS GUIDEBOOK #6

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.

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