| Title | The McCoy Geothermal Prospect: Status Report of a Possible New Discovery in Churchill and Lander Counties, Nevada |
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| Authors | Olson, Harry J.; Dellechaie, Frank; Pilkington, H. Dean; Lange, Arthur L. |
| Year | 1979 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Exploration; Heat Flow; Thermal Anomaly; USA; Nevada; McCoy; Prospect; Hydrology; Geochemistry; Water Wells; Resource Assessment; Geology; Fault; Alteration; BLM; Amax Exploration Inc; US DOE |
| Abstract | The McCoy geothermal prospect was discovered in 1977 in the highlands east of Dixie Valley about 55 kilometers northwest of Austin, Nevada. A marked thermal anomaly from a shallow gradients survey gives gradients of 28 to 406°C/km. Heat flow varies from 0.9 to 23 H.F.U. , and subsurface temperatures as high as 40.4°C have been measured at a depth of 58 meters. Water geochemistry utilizing a mixing model indicates a minimum reservoir temperature of 186°C. |