Nevada · Pershing County
Producer

Limerick Basin Placer

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Geology
Host rockGravel
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10042542
MRDS IDM060365
Alternate namesPanama Placers, Limerick Canyon Placers
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.31823, -118.16625
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89KNOPF, A., 1924, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ROCHESTER DISTRICT, NEVADA; USGS BULL. 762SCHRADER, F.C., 1914, ROCHESTER MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: IN USGS BULL. 580VIKRE, P.G., 1978, GEOLOGY AND SILVER MINERALIZATION OF THE ROCHESTER DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA, PH.D. THESIS STANFORD UNIV.BONHAM, H. F., JR., 25 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF THE PLACERSNBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.JOHNSON, M. G., 1973, USGS BULL 1356, P. 76-78.BERGENDAHL, M. 4., 1965, NBMG BULL 65, P. 87-100.VANDERBURG, U. 0., 1936, NBMG BULL 27, P. 152-154.VANDERBURG, W. O., 1936, USBM IC 6902, P. 28-30.