| Deposit ID | 10043922 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231226 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Justice Shaft |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.65656, 39.27462 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1722 |
| Relative position | 2 3/4 MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN 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)
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 | 021E | 05 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| 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) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Alta Andesite | ||||
| Rock description | Alta Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -119.65656, 39.27462 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 30.48M |
| Depth to bottom | 304.8M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1873 |
| Year of first production | 1873 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 365.76M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231226 |
USGS TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET, VIRGINIA CITY, NEV, 1:24000
STODDARD CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A. 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA NBMG BULL 1149
W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK, UNPUBLISHED OPEN FILE REPORT, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL.
STODDARD, C. AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE JUSTICE CLAIM HAD A SHAFT 1200 FEET DEEP BY 1879. ORE PRODUCTION FROM THE 100-FT TO THE 1000-FT LEVELS WAS 183,000 TONS WITH A VALUE OF $3,500,000 DOLLARS. ABOUT ONE-TENTH AS MUCH WAS PRODUCED IN THE NEXT 30 YEARS, AND AN ADDITIONAL FEW THOUSANDS BY LEASERS IN 1922-1924. TOTAL PRODUCTION 1873-1879 WAS 206,177 TONS OF ORE OVERAGING $19.07 PER TON. 1922-1924; 3810 TONS, AVERAGING ABOUT $12 PERTON ; 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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