Description
Original Discovery Of Gold In The Fan By James Dahl In 1911
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryPalladium, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET, CHANNELS, LENTICULAR SHEETS
Ore controlCanyon Fan, Stream Channel, Stream Hydraulics
Geology
Host rockGravel
StructureChannels
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsMOSTLY 1947-1955
First production1911
Discovery year1911
Identification
Deposit ID10039043
MRDS IDM046568
Alternate namesCopper Canyon Placer, Camp Dahl and Christensen, Grand Hills Mining Co., Wilson Placer, Greenan Placer, Guy Davis, Homestake, Oversight, Comet, Annex, Big Nugget, Estes, Gold Crown, Sunrise Fraction
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.51879, -117.13789
References
ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C, 1965; ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 459-B, P. B85-B86.THEODORE, T.G., AND BLAKE, D.W., 1975, GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE COPPER CANYON PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT AND SURROUNDING AREA, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 798-B, P. B10.JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1356, P. 36-39.HUTTL, J.B., 1950, HOW NATOMAS KEEPS A LARGE DREDGE OPERATING IN THE DESERT: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 135, NO. 4, P. 173.STAGER, H.K, 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA, PART II, MINERAL DEPOSITS: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 88, P. 67.VANDERBURG, W.O., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7043, P. 33-34.