| Deposit ID | 10098581 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231209 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Best & Belcher Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.64378, 39.30796 (WGS84) |
|---|
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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| 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) | Older alluvium and alluvial fan deposits |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Regional Dip To West Or Northwest |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1859 |
| Year of first production | 1902 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 822.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231209 |
STODDARD, CARL AND CARPENTER, J.A. 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 49.
BONHAM, H.F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 70.
WPA STATE WRITERS PROJECT, 1940-41; INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK NEV BUREAU OF MINES GEOL., OPEN FILE REPORT.
STODDARD, C., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MINE WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE BONNER SHAFT OF THE GOULD AND CURRY MINE AND FROM THE CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA SHAFT WITH WORKINGS REACHING A TOTAL DEPTH OF 2700 FT. BUT WITH PRACTICALLY NO RECORDED PRODUCTIOM. FIRST STAKED IN 1859. DEVELOPED FROM 1860 TO 186.3, RESUMED IN 1872. WITH LITTLE SUCCESS THROUGH THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, SOME LOW-GRADE ORE WAS ENCOUNTERED IN 1902 AND 1903. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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