Dahl and Christensen Placer

The Dahl and Christensen Placer is a gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,220 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: Dahl and Christensen Placer  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

Elevation: 5,220 Feet (1,591 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.5161, -117.13440

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Dahl and Christensen Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dahl and Christensen Placer
Secondary: Natomas Placer
Secondary: Greenan Placers
Secondary: Grand Hills Mining Co.
Secondary: Wilson Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): NOTE: THIS SITE WILL BE COVERED BY TAILINGS FROM THE REONA PROJECT.


References

Reference (Deposit): NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 88, 1977, TABLE 13,

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7043, 1939, P. 33-34.

Reference (Deposit): P. 68.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 594-B, 1965, P. B85.


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.