The Nyco is a mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,399 feet.
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
Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.0783, -115.76810
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Nyco MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nyco
Secondary: Spar #2
Secondary: Spar #1
Commodity
Tertiary: Magnesite
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Calcium
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Quinn Canyon District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Teledyne Wah Chang, Los Angeles, Ca
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1957
Owner Name: Starle W. Terrill
Percent: 33.00
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Don W. Terrill
Percent: 33.00
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Solan C. Terrill
Percent: 33.00
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1981
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1951
Discovery Year: 1950
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Kaolinite
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): MATRIX 1 WAS NOT CONSIDERED FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BECAUSE MAS EVALUATORS COULD NOT JUSTIFY THE RESOURCE QUANTITY AND GRADE
Comment (Deposit): GENERAL SIZE OF ORE BODY IS MEDIUM.
Comment (Location): GENERAL LOCATION IS ABOUT 117 KM WEST OF PIOCHE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BULL. 1272-C, 1969, 22 PP.
Reference (Deposit): CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. U.S. GEOL. SURV.
Reference (Deposit): DEPOSITS OF THE QUINN CANYON RANGE, NEVADA. PAPER IN
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. BULL. 13, 1979, 77 PP.
Reference (Deposit): 604. SAINSBURY, C. L., AND F. J. KLEINHAMPL. FLUORITE
Reference (Deposit): 545. PAPKE, K. FLUORSPAR IN NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND
Reference (Deposit): SURV. OPEN-FILE MAP, 1967, SCALE 1:200,000.
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY, NEVADA. U.S. GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): 93
Reference (Deposit): 357. KLEINHAMPL, F. J., AND J. I. ZIONY. PRELIMINARY
Reference (Deposit): TO NATIONAL BORON COMPANY
Reference (Deposit): PAPKE,K.G.,1979,FLUORSPAR IN NEVADA,NEV.BUREAU OF MINES BULL
Reference (Deposit): HUGHES,H.H.,1959, NYCO FLUORSPAR DEPOSIT,PRELIMINARY REPORT
Reference (Deposit): FLUORITE IN THE UNITED STATES (EXCLUSIVE OF HAWAII). U.S.
Reference (Deposit): 815. WORL, R. G., R. E. VAN ALSTINE, AND A. V. HEYL.
Reference (Deposit): AND GEOL. BULL. 65.)
Reference (Deposit): JULY 23, 1964, 314 PP. (ALSO PUBLISHED AS NV BUREAU OF MINES
Reference (Deposit): 88TH CONGR., 2D SESS,, SENATE DOCUMENT 87,
Reference (Deposit): 733. U.S. SENATE. MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEVADA.
Reference (Deposit): PAPER 820, 1973, PP. 223 -235.
Reference (Deposit): D. A. BROPST, AND W. P. PRATT. U.S. GEOL. SURV. PROF.
Reference (Deposit): FLUORINE. CH. IN UNITED STATES MINERAL RESOURCES, ED. BY
Reference (Deposit): 816. WORL, R. G., R. E. VAN ALSTINE, AND D. R. SHAWE.
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. MAP MR-60, 1974, SCALE 1:3,168,000.
Reference (Deposit): USBUREAU OF MINES PRELIMINARY REPORT
Reference (Deposit): BENSON,W.T.,1950,WEIGH FLUORSPAR DEPOSIT,NYE COUNTY,NEVADA,
Reference (Deposit): OF MINES MAP 3
Reference (Deposit): SAINSBURRY;C.L.AND F.J.KLEINHAMPL,1970; USGS BULL.1272-C
Reference (Deposit): HORTON,R.C.,1962,FLUORSPAR OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA,NEV.BUREAU
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES REPORT NO.1
Reference (Deposit): HORTON,R.C.,1961,INVENTORY OF FLUORSPAR IN NEVADA, NEV.
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. REP. 4, 1963, 19 PP.
Reference (Deposit): 283. HORTON, R. C. AN INVENTORY OF BARITE OCCURRENCES IN
Reference (Deposit): IN NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. REP. 1, 1961, 31 PP.
Reference (Deposit): 281. HORTON, R. C. AN INVENTORY OF FLUORSPAR OCCURRENCES
Reference (Deposit): WORL,R.G.,ET AL,1974,FLUORITE IN U.S.,USGS MAP MR-60
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.
