First Riffles placer, Hilltop Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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First Riffles placer | Placer |
Hilltop Mining District | Mining District |
Lander County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 26' 10'' North , 116° 48' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Crescent Valley | 392 (2011) | 20.1km |
Battle Mountain | 3,635 (2011) | 25.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
59861
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59861:4
GUID (UUID V4):
4ebbb2b8-c509-4e8d-8439-77bf80af944c
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Grue Placer Mine; Nelson Mine
Sec 28 T30N R46E
Structure: Roberts Mtns. Thrust At Depth
Deposit: Placer gold was found in krum canyon by john nelson in 1914. About $2000 in placer gold was produced by lessees from 1914 to 1916. Property consists of 160 acres below confluence of maysville and hilltop canyons, prospected by 4 shallow shafts and a bedrock drift. ; info.src : 1 pub lit gold is coarse and associated with black sand and barite
Deposit type: Placer Au-PGE
Development: About $2000 in placer gold was produced by lessees from 1914 to 1916
Geology: Gold is coarse and assoc. With black sand and barite
Ore(s): Ore Is Just Above Bedrock
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10044078 |
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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