The Mc Crillis Prospect is a antimony mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony
Lat, Long: 40.46694, -118.15583
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Mc Crillis Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mc Crillis Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Unionville District; Buena Vista 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Dave Mccrillis
Years: 1963 -
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES TAKEN BY DAVE MCCRILLIS ASSAYED 2% SB, 0.06 OZ/T AU, 1.52 OZ/T AG
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON S. SIDE OF CONGRESS CANYON, IN SADDLE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO APPARENT ACTIVITY IN 1984
Comment (Deposit): A 1-2-IN VEIN CONTAINS CALCITE AND QUARTZ, MINOR GALENA AND-YELLOWSB OXIDES.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF UNIONVILLE DISTRICT.
Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, NBMG BULL 61, P. 197.
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.
