Mclean Mine

Plant in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10295152
MAS/MILS ID 0320090734
Record type Site
Current site name Mclean Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.69173, 38.19963 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gilbert(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004 N 038 E 15 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.69173, 38.19963

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1987
Plant type Leach
Milling method Heap Leach-Carbon Column-Merrill-Crowe

Mining district

District name Gilbert District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Private Investers
    Interest 100
    Year 1996
  • Type Operator
    Owner Kinkaid Exploration And Mining Co. Ii (Kemcoii)
    ID 2602026
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPE. PUB 10, 1990,

  • Deposit

    P21.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P336.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/96, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P257.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANNING YEAR-ROUND OPERATION. OPERATES AT 1000 STPD (907.1 MT/D).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-DEC-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/08/1989
MSHA mine ID2602026
Mine name (MSHA)Mc Lean
Current operatorKinkaid Exploration & Mining Company Ii
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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