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South Comstock Patent No. 79

Producer in Lyon county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10198482
MAS/MILS ID 0320190263
Record type Site
Current site name South Comstock Patent No. 79
Alternate or previous names South Comstock Mill 0320199004, South Comstock Mine 0320190254

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.6302, 39.2374 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lyon(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New Empire(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lyon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016 N 021 E 21 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.6302, 39.2374
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Lund'S Exploration Co., Inc.
    ID 2601711
    Year 1991
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Spring Valley Mining

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1990, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1989, P. 61.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-OCT-96 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/02/1982
MSHA mine ID2601711
Mine name (MSHA)South Comstock Mine
Current operatorMastermine Gold Corp
Current controller (parent)Wood Sidney
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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