Mine detail: Mccoy-Strong

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Location

Lat / long:

40.32823, -117.22512

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Silver
Ore:	Cerargyrite, Pyrite
Gangue:	Calcite, Hematite, Jasper, Opal
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1930

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1930

Geology

Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Diorite Intrudes Limestone Of The T2 Cane Spring Form.
Alteration processes:	Diorite Has Been Intensely Alterred & Silicified

References

MRDS	M232460
DEP	10044845
Reference	{Deposit:: STAGER H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88}{Deposit:: SCHRADER F.C. (1934) THE MCLOY MINING DISTRICT, LANDER CO. NEV. USGS CIRC. 10}{Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, DEC. 23/30, 1989, P. 513.}{Production:: STAGER, H.K., 1977}
Reporter	Kirkham, Richard A., Marcus, Sue