Mccoy Prospect

The Mccoy Prospect is a mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,800 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

Name: Mccoy Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lyon

Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.8225, -119.07111

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Mccoy Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mccoy Prospect
Secondary: Flyboy Nbmg # 4266


Commodity

Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Yerington


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization The Host Granite Has Been Altered To A Kaolinized Punky White.


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): ADITS,DOZING AND TRENCHING APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OF THE TOP OF A PROMINENT KNOB HAS BEEN DOZED FLAT, MAKING A TERRANCE WITH THE MATERIAL SPILLING OFF ALL SIDES.

Comment (Geology): SLAINS OF SECONDARY COPPER MINERALS AND SMALL AMOUNT OF SECONDARY URANIUM MINERALS

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL FRACTURES AND SHEAR ZONES HAVE BEEN EXSPOSED,REVEALING BLUE AND GREEN FRACTURE COATINGS OF COOPER OXIDES. QUADE REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT FIND ANY MOLYBDENUM NOR URANIUM AS HAD BEEN REPORTED EARLIER BY OTHER SITE INVESTIGATORS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J. H., 1962 , AN INVENTORY OF MOLYBDENUM OCCURENCES IN NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT 2 .

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, J. N., 1958 , PHYSICAL BENEFICIATION OF LOW-GRADE URANIUM ORES, US ATOMIC ENERGY COMM, RMO-2683 .

Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, YERINGTON MINING DISTRICT, LYON COUNTY, QUADE VISIT SITE 6-28-89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).


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.