| Deposit ID | 10043913 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231217 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dayton Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.63906, 39.25712 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lyon(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 | Lyon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 016N | 021E | 16 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| (1) | -119.63906, 39.25712 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 274.32M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231217 |
WPA STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED REPORT-NEV-BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL
GIANELLA, V.P., 1936, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER CITY DISTRICT AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, NEVADA
UNIV. OF NEV. BULL., VOL. 30 NO. 9.
STODDARD C., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN THE 1870'S THE DAYTON SHAFT WAS SUNK TO ABOUT 900 FEET DEEP WITH CROSSCUTS TO THE 700 FT LEVEL. A CONSIDERABLE TONNAGE WAS MINED ON THE UPPER LEVELS AND THE ORE ANALGANATED. IN 1932 NEAR-SURFACE ORE WAS PROFITABLY MINED, MILLING IN CUSTOM MILLS. MANY OF THE OLD STOPE FACES HAS COMMERCIAL ORE AND LARGE NEW STOPES WERE OPENED CLOSE TO OLD WORKINGS ON THE VEIN. THE DAYTON CLAIMS EXPANDED UNTIL THE PROPERTY WAS CLOSED DOWN BY WWII. THE COMPANY TANK OVER AND MINED THE KOSSUTH, KEYSTONE, JUSTICE, WOODVILLE, LADY WASHINGTON, ALTO, OEST AND SPRING VALLEY CLAIMS. |
| Deposit | VEIN ALONG SILVER CITY LODE, WITH MUCH BRANCHING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1986 | Unknown | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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