Thacker placer, Willow Creek Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Thacker placer | Placer |
Willow Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Pershing County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 35' 20'' North , 117° 53' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Imlay | 171 (2011) | 22.9km |
Humboldt | 119 (2011) | 30.1km |
Winnemucca | 7,887 (2017) | 44.8km |
Golconda | 214 (2011) | 53.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
58839
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58839:8
GUID (UUID V4):
7858855d-1b88-4525-912b-13be205905d8
Sec 2 T31N R36E
Deposit: The gold is concentrated in channel fill of varying widths near bedrock and is overlain by alluvuim. Most placer activity took place between 1938 and 1964. Small earth-moving equipment was used to deliver the gravels to a central washing plant. Dragline operations were carried on during 1959-60 in the n-s trending part of the creek between the thacker and wadley placer mines. Source of gold, at least in part, gold-bearing calcite & quartz veins exposed near headwaters of willow creek. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ
Deposit type: Placer Au-PGE
Development: Most activity took place between 1938 and 1964. Dragline operations were carried on during 1959-1960.apparently no activity in 1984, however active placering was taking place at that time both upstream and downstream from thacker placer in willow creek canyon
Geology: The gold is concentrated in channel fill of varying widths near bedrock and is overlain by alluvium.
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10042614 |
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Auld Lang Syne BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Havallah BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
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