Commodities
PrimaryGold, Tungsten, Mercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlChannels, Alluvial Fans; Avg. 15 Ft Deep
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Scheelite
GangueAugite, Garnet, Hematite, Hornblende, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Pyrite, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1893 - 1952
First production1895
Discovery year1893
Identification
Deposit ID10040572
MRDS IDM055393
Alternate namesWendel Group, Also Called Florence District
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.17406, -117.49929
References
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUBOLDT CO., NEV: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.VANDERBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS HUMBOLDT CO., NEV: U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC 6995WILLDEN, R., AND HOTZ, R.E., 1955, A GOLD-SCHEELITE-CINNABAR PLACER IN HUMBOLDT CO., NEV: ECON. GEOL., VOL 50, NO. 7, PP 661-668VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936, PLACER MINING IN NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. NO. 27.REEL, F., 1954, REPORT ON DUTCH FLAT PLACERS; UNPUB. REPORT ON FILE AT NEV. BUREAU OF MINES.JONES, R. B., 1985, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 4-24-85WILLDEN, R., AND HOTZ, P.E., 1955.