Mccoy-Strong

The Mccoy-Strong is a gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Mccoy-Strong  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.32833, -117.22417

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Mccoy-Strong MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mccoy-Strong


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Mccoy


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1930
Discovery Year: 1930
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Diorite Intrudes Limestone Of The T2 Cane Spring Form.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Diorite Has Been Intensely Alterred & Silicified


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Opal
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ARTICLE REFERS TO MCCOY/COVE PROJECT. LOCATION IS RIGHT FOR THIS RECORD. COVE APPEARS TO BE "1.5 KM FROM MCCOY OPEN PIT."

Comment (Development): 6 TONS ORE IN 1930 ASSAYED $66/TON, MAINLY IN GOLD.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN/SHEAR ZONE. RICH STRINGERS IN A WIDE MINERALIZED ZONE

Comment (Workings): SHAFT

Comment (Geology): THE PROPERTY CONTAINS VERY RICH STRINGERS IN A WIDE MINERALIZED ZONE. THE LODE STRIDES N30 E AND DIPS 80 W IN ALTERED DIORITE. (SCHRODER)

Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY A 40 FOOT SHAFT SIX TONS OF ORE ASSAYED IN 1930 AVERAGED $66 TON MOSTLY IN GOLD


References

Reference (Deposit): STAGER H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER F.C. (1934) THE MCLOY MINING DISTRICT, LANDER CO. NEV. USGS CIRC. 10

Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, DEC. 23/30, 1989, P. 513.

Reference (Production): STAGER, H.K., 1977


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.