| Deposit ID | 10043905 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231207 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Belcher Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.66156, 39.2874 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1841 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| 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) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Alta Andesite | ||||
| Rock description | Alta Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -119.66156, 39.2874 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Regional Dip To West And Northwest |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 304.8M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1859 |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Houston Oil And Minerals Corp. (Present) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Houston Oil And Minerals Corp. (Present) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231207 |
STODDARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A. 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL 49.
BONHAM, H.F., 1969, GEOLOGY AMINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 70
W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; NEV. BUR, MINES 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.41-63
STODDARD, C. AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE BIG BONANZA AT THE CROWN POINT MINE WAS ALSO FOUND AT THE BELCHER MINE. THIS ORE BODY, DISCOVERED AT THE 1000-FT LEVEL OF THE CROWN POINT MINE, LIES WHOLLY WITHIN THE MAIN COMSTOCK LODE. STAKED IN 1859, IT ENJOYED NEAR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION FROM 1860 TO 1899, WITH SPORADIC PRODUCTION THROUGH 1920. TOTAL PRODUCTION FROM 1868 TO 1916 WAS 960,626 TONS OF ORE AVERAGING $36.68 PER TON. CURRENTLY PART OF HOUSTON OIL & MINS. OPEN PIT MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1980 | Flynn, Patricia D. (Tingley, J. V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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