| Deposit ID | 10043902 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231203 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baltimore Shaft |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.66933, 39.27796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Relative position | ONE MILE SW OF GOLD HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Storey(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virginia City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Carson(hydrologic unit)
Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Storey |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 016N | 021E | 06 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -119.66933, 39.27796 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1859 |
| Year of first production | 1873 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231203 |
USGS TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET, VIRGINIA CITY, NEV., 1:24000
WPA STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL OPEN FILE REPORT.
BASTIN, E. S., 1922, BONANZA ORES OF THE COMSTOCK LODE; VIRGINIA CITY, NEV; U.S.G.S. BULL. 735-C, P. 41-65.
BASTIN, E. S., 1922
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN; ORE BODIES WERE SMALL AND SOON MINED OUT. |
| Deposit | ORIGINALLY LOCATED IN 1859. DEVELOPMENT WORK DONE 1862-1864, WHEN THE MINE WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO DEPRESSION. WORK RESUMED IN 1873, AND ORE WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE CLAIM WAS WORKED UNTIL 1888 WHEN IT CLOSED DOWN. ORE BODIES WERE SMALL AND SOON MINED OUT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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