The Mccoy Mine 0320010281 is a mercury mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 39.8586, -117.46220
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Mccoy Mine 0320010281 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mccoy Mine 0320010281
Secondary: Antelope
Secondary: Winona
Secondary: Ruby Group
Secondary: Liquid Metal
Secondary: Mccoy Mining Camp
Secondary: Mccoy Mine
Secondary: Tomboy
Secondary: Quicksilver Mines Co
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Well
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): THIS IS THE TOWN SITE/CAMP/PLANT/WELL FOR THE MCCOY MINE. THE MINE IS LOCATED ABOUT ONE MILE TO THE NORTHWEST OF THIS SITE. IN CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA. SEE MAS SEQ# 0320010049.
References
Reference (Deposit): NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 88, 1977, P. 98
Reference (Deposit): USBM I C 8252, 1965, P. 251
Reference (Deposit): NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL.41, 1944, P. 111, PL. 1
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.
