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

Name: Placer Mines  

State:  Utah

County:  Millard

Elevation: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.1817, -113.39530

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Satelite image of the Placer Mines

Placer Mines MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Placer Mines


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten


Location

State: Utah
County: Millard


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

Type: State Lease


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Notch Peak Minerals
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Info Year: 1979


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
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


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

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): EVERETT F D 1961 TUNGSTEN DEPOS OF UT:USBM INFO CIRC NO 8014

Reference (Deposit): TAH:USGS MF-636

Reference (Deposit): HINTZE L F 1974 PRELIM GEOL MAP NOTCH PEAK QUAD,MILLARD CO U


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