| Deposit ID | 60001008 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231234 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mexican Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.6449, 39.3152 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | BETWEEN UNION AND OPHIR CLAIMS ON LODE |
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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| (1) | -119.6449, 39.3152 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | FAULTS |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure name | Anticline |
| Structure description | NORTH-TRENDING ANTIDINE, REGIONAL DIP TO WEST OR NORTHWEST |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1867 |
| Year of first production | 1867 |
STODDARD,CARL AND CARPENTER,J.A.,1950,MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES,NBMG BULL. 49.
BONBAM, H.F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 70
BASTIN, E.S., 1922, BONAZA ORES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.
WPA STATE WRITERS PROJECT,1940-41,INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE COMSTOCK,UNPUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT,NBMG.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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