| Deposit ID | 10043920 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231224 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hale & Norcross Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.64989, 39.30351 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Relative position | DOWN TOWN VIRGINIA CITY |
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 | 017N | 021E | 29 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | 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) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| Rock unit name | Alta Andesite | ||
| Rock description | Alta Andesite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -119.64989, 39.30351 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Regional Dip To Nw Or W |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 609.6M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1859 |
| Year of first production | 1866 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 609.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231224 |
STODDARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A BONANZA STRIKE IN THE COMSTOCK'S MIDDLE GROUP, THIS DEPOSIT WAS MINED TO THE BOTTOM OF ITS ORE BODY BY 1870. DEEP SHAFTS AND EXPLORATION BELOW THE 2000-FT LEVEL WERE GENERALLY UNPRODUCTIVE. STAKED IN 1859. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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