Dun Glen Placers

The Dun Glen Placers is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada.

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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: Dun Glen Placers  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.73944, -117.92778

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Dun Glen Placers MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dun Glen Placers
Secondary: Dun Glen Canyon Placer Mines
Secondary: Fortune Cookie Mine.


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Sierra 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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Proquip Inc., Bart Conn, President,
Home Office: P. O. Box 2012, Winnemucca, Nv 89445
Years: 1984 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Discovery Year: 1935
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Form: BLANKET, CHANNELS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pleistocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1930'S

Comment (Development): A DRYLAND DREDGE OPERATED IN DUN GLEN CANYON IN 1931. ACTIVE MINING ONGOING IN 1984; NEW PIT, BULLDOZER WORK. PRESENT WORKINGS ARE USING THE CREEK WATER, AND PONDED S-ILTS ARE ACCUMULATED BEHIND 2 DAMS; 14 EMPLOYEES (1984).

Comment (Location): UTM TO LOCATION OF CURRENTLY ACTIVE FORTUNE COOKIE PLACER MINE NOT FAR ABOVE MOUTH OF DUN GLEN CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, PITS; NEW PIT, BULLDOZER WORK, DAMS PONDING SILTS

Comment (Geology): GRAVELS RANGE FROM 18 TO 40 FEET DEEP

Comment (Deposit): IN 1930'S MOST OF PLACER MINING ACTIVITY IN DISTRICT WAS CONCENTRATED IN DUN GLEN, BARBER, & SPAULDING CANYONS. NUMEROUS SHAFTS WERE SUNK IN DUN GLEN CANYON TO TEST THE GRAVEL; SHAFTS ARE 18 TO 40 FEET DEEP & REACH BEDROCK. IT WAS REPORTED THAT 5 TO 6 FEET OF GRAVEL LYING ABOVE THE BEDROCK CARRIED ABOUT $2-$3 M GOLD PER CUBIC YARD AT PRICE OF $20.67 PER OUNCE. A DRYLAND DREDGE WORKED A SHORT TIME IN DUN GLEN CANYON IN 1931. FORTUNE COOKIE MINE HAS BEEN LISTED AS AN ACTIVE OPERATING MINE SINCE 1980. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

Reference (Deposit): DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, DIRECTORIES OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CAL-ENDAR YEARS 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, AND 1980.

Reference (Production): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM IC 6902

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, 1936, PLACER MINING IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 30

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L. J., 27 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3

Reference (Deposit): JONES, R. B. AND PAPKE, K. G., 1983, NBMG MAP 84.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; USGS BULL. 1356


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.