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Placer Gold Deposits

of Nevada

By MAUREEN G. JOHNSON

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1356

A catalog of location~ geology~ and

production with lists of annotated references

pertaining to the placer districts

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1973

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WILLIAM P. CLARK, Secretary U.S. GEOLOOICAL SURVEY Dallas L. Peck, Director

First printing 1973 Second printing 1981 Third printing 1984

For sale by the Distribution Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, 604 South Pickett Street, Alexandria, VA 22304

CONTENTS

Abstract-------------------------------------------------------------In~uction.---------------------------------------------------------

History of placer mining in Nevada_____________________________________

Purpose and scope of present study_------------------- ____ -------------

C!burcbWU ~ty------------------------------------------------------

1. Holy Cross district..-----------------------------------------------2. Jessup district..____________ --- ____ ------------------------_-------_

3. Sand Springs district----------------------------------------------caark~ty----------------------------------------------------------

4. Eldorado Canyon district..-----------------------------------------5. Gold Butte district------------------------------------------------6. Las Vegas district..?------------------------------------------------

7. Searchlight district.. ______ ------------ ----c- -----------------------

C>therdistricu_______________________________________________________

8. ~deri>aD1-------------------------------------------------9. Bunkerville district_ __________ .--------------- ____ -----------___ 10. Muddy River placers___________________________________________

I>ouglas~ty_______________________________________________________

11. Mount Siegel districL-------------------------------------------12. Genoa district..____________ -------- ___ -----------------------_____

C>ther districu------------------------.---- ------ ______ --------------13. Mountain House (Pine Nut) district..______________________________

Elko ~ty----------------------------------------------------------14. Centennial (Aura, Bull Run) district________________________________

15. C!barleston (Cornwall) district..?-----------------------------------16. Cope (Mountain City) districL?.---------------------------------17. Gold Circle (Midas) districL--------------------------------------18. Jarbidge district?--------------------------------_---------------19. Island Mountain (Gold Creek) district______________________________

20. Tuscarora district.._______ .---------------------------_____________

21. Van I>uZer district-----------------------------------------------C>ther districu-------------------------------- _____ ------- __ ---------

22. Alder (Tennessee Gulch) district__________________________________ 23. Gold Basin (Rowland) district____________________________________

~DleraldaCounty??? --------------------------------------------------

24. Lida district (Tule Canyon placers)--------------------------------25. Sylvania district (Paln1etto Wash, Pigeon Springs placers)______________

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C>therdistricu??? ---------------------------------------------------- 25 26. Desert (Gilbert) district.---------------------------------------- 25 27. Goldfield district.. _________________ --------------------------- 25 28. Gold Mountain (Tokop) district.._________________________________ 25

29. Hornsilver district.-------------------------------. __ ---________ 25

30. Klondykedistrict----------------------------------------------- 26

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