Mcgee Property

The Mcgee Property is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 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

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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.