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Mc Coy Gold Mine

Prospect in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10125188
MAS/MILS ID 0320150648
Record type Site
Current site name Mc Coy Gold Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.21814, 40.3249 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McCoy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fish Creek Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Reese(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 028 N 042 E 02 S2 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.21814, 40.3249
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
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 Echo Bay Ltd
    Home office Canada
    Year 1986

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 16.2HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .65
    Percent Waste Rock 75
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 6.1
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 40
    Capacity 43330
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1986

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE IS BOTH A SURFACE AND AN UNDERGROUND OPERATION. THE UNDERGROUND WORK CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF EXPLORATORY DRIFTS BENEATH THE MCCOY PIT. ABOUT 6,000 GPM WATER IS CURRENTLY BEING PUMPED FROM THE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS TO A SURFACE INFILTRATION SYSTEM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 53.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-SEP-91 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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