Minden — Douglas County

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Minden — Douglas County

Gold Mining Site NV • Douglas County County
Description
East of Minden 20 miles, on the north side of Mount Siegel, in the Pine Nut Range at an elevation of 7,100 feet, is the Mount Siegel placers. These placers cover 2,440 acres. All watercourse gravels in large depressions in the mountains contain placer gold. Sometimes this gold can be large. Concentrate on the ravines or on a hard clay false bedrock. Along Pinto, Dudley and Black Horse Gulches are the principle placer areas for placer gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: douglas_nv.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Minden. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. East of Minden 20 miles, on the north side of Mount Siegel, in the Pine Nut Range at an elevation of 7,100 feet, is the Mount Siegel placers. These placers cover 2,440 acres. All watercourse gravels in large depressions in the mountains contain placer gold. Sometimes this gold can be large. Concentrate on the ravines or on a hard clay false bedrock. Along Pinto, Dudley and Black Horse Gulches are the principle placer areas for placer gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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