Nevada · Pershing County
Past Producer

Rio Grande, Delta, and Valley View Placer

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBLANKET, CHANNELS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockAlluvium
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1938
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10042471
MRDS IDM060275
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.62461, -118.40431
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; USGS BULL. 1356JOHNSON, M.G., 1977.