The Mcgee Property is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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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
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.54278, -118.20222
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Mcgee Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mcgee Property
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Imlay District; Humboldt District; El Dorado District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mc Gee
Years: 1936 -
Owner Name: Under Option To Lindgren And Swinert Inc. Of San Francisco In 1935.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): LINDGREN AND SWINERTON RELINQUISHED THEIR OPTION AFTER PROSPECTINGTHE VEINS AT DEPTH BY A 150-FT LONG ADIT
Comment (Location): AT HEAD OF BLACK CANYON; HALF A MILE UP THE CANYON FROM THE VALERY FLOURS PAR MINE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): 3 PARALLEL VEINS OUTCROPPING OVER A WIDTH OF SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS, TRACEABLE FOR ABOUT 600 FT
Comment (Workings): PROSPECTS, ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936, USBM IC 6902, P. 17
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, KRAL, V.E., 1947, USBM R.I. 4014, P. 3-4.
Nevada Gold
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.
