Megali Mines

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10271085
MAS/MILS ID 0320070886
Record type Site
Current site name Megali Mines

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -115.82592, 41.611 (WGS84)
Elevation 1926
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Delaware Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 043 N 055 E 19 E2 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • THIS SITE IS LABELED AS A GRAVEL PIT ON THE COOKED CREEK ON THE DELAWARE 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP; IT WAS INACTIVE IN 1989. THE PROSPECT IS INCLUDED IN THE SDH CLAIMS, ACCORDING TO 1989 ELKO COUNTY MASTER TITLE PLATS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -115.82592, 41.611

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Megali Mines Ltd.
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHILLING, THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY, NBMG, 1980, PG. 27.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 17-92, 1992, PLATE 1,

  • Deposit

    NO. 114.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-FEB-93 Schmauch, Steven W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.