| Deposit ID | 10043918 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231222 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Globe Consolidated Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.67794, 39.2799 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1841 |
| Relative position | ONE MILE WEST OF HIGHWAY 17 SW OF GOLDHILL |
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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Storey |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 016N | 020E;021E | 01,06 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | 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) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -119.67794, 39.2799 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1859 |
| Year of first production | 1861 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231222 |
U.S.G.S TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET, VIRGINIA CITY, 1:24000
WPA STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-1941, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK UNPUBLISHED NEV. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN FILE REPORT.
W.P.A. STATE WRITERS' PROJECT, 1940-41.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CLAIM WAS LOCATED IN 1859. SHAFT WAS SUNK IN 1860, ENCOUNTERING SOME LOW-GRADE ORE. GOOD ORE WAS FOUND IN 1861,1862,1864, BUT FLOODING IN 1866 FORCED IT TO CLOSE DOWN. REOPENED IN 1871 WITH ADJOINING CLAIMS ACQUIRED - BUT NOORE FOUND MORE GOOD ORE WAS FOUND IN 1875. PRODUCTION WAS SMALL ANDERRATIC. ; INFO.SRC : 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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