| Deposit ID | 10295425 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320150710 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cove Underground |
| Alternate or previous names | Mccoy/Cove Mine, Cove, Brown Adit, Cove Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.20204, 40.326 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1800 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 028 N | 042 E | 01 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.20204, 40.326 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1986 |
| Mining method | Combined Methods - Other Combined Methods |
| Year of first production | 1988 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Echo Bay Mines Ltd |
| ID | 2670090 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Echo Bay Minerals Co. |
| ID | 2602051 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1996 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320150710 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2670090 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2602051 |
NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 54.
ECHO BAY ANNUAL REPORTS 93, 94, 95,& FORM 10K, 1995.
MAJOR MINES OF NEVADA 1995, MINERAL INDUSTRIES IN NEVADA'S
ECONOMY, THE NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS, 1996, NEVADA
BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPE. PUB. P-7, PP. 10, 11.
1995/96, NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, PP. 9, 25, 26.
RANDOL MINES DIRECTORIES, 1994/95, P355, 1996/97, P256, U.S.
MINES & MINING COMPANIES.
AMERICAN MINES DIRECTORY, 1996, PP. 90, 91.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS PROPERTY FILE IS A MILS LISTING FOR THE COVE UNDERGROUND MINE PORTION OF THE MCCOY/COVE SUR/UNDG MINE SEQ# 0320150432. THE COVE UNDERGROUND MINE IS CURRENTLY (AUG, 1996) CLOSED DUE FLOODING AND POOR GROUND. SEE THE MAIN MCCOY/COVE PROPERTY FILE FOR ALL RESERVE/RESOURCE DATA AND OTHER DETAIL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-OCT-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | NonProducing since 07/22/2025 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2602051 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Cove Underground Project |
| Current operator | AU-REKA GOLD LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | i-80 Gold Corp |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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