| Deposit ID | 10043939 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231247 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Scarpion Shaft |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.62961, 39.32101 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1823 |
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 | 21 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | 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) | Older alluvium and alluvial fan deposits |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1859 |
| Year of first production | 1872 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231247 |
U.S.G.S. TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET, VIRGINIA CITY, 1:24000
W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPLUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL.
W.P.A. STATE WRITERS' PROJECT, 1940-1941
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN, COMSTOCK LODE |
| Deposit | FIRST STAKED IN 1859, IT HAD ONLY LOW GRADE ORE IN 1864 AND WAS NOT MINED. ACTIVITY RESUMED IN 1872, WITH MINING OF LOW-GRADE ORE. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT EXPOSED NO NEW ORE SO WORK STOPPED IN 1883. NEW WORK IN 1889-SUSPENDED IN 1893. ANOTHER ATTEMPT IN 1924-1926 WAS MADE TO EXPLORE IT FROM THE SUTRO TUNNEL. ; 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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