| Deposit ID | 10043908 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231211 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Caledonia Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.66294, 39.28407 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1843 |
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 | 016N | 021E | 06 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| 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) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -119.66294, 39.28407 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1859 |
| Year of first production | 1871 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231211 |
USGS TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET, VIRGINIA CITY, 1:24000
WPA. STATE WRITERS PROJECT, 1940-1941; INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL OPEN FILE REPORT
W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CALE DONIA CLAIM RESULTED FROM CONSOLIDATION OF SEVEN CLAIMS IN 1866. RESUMED WORK IN 1869 - ORE WAS FOUND, AND WORK CONTINUED UNTIL 1873. CONTINUED EXPLORATION REVEALED SCATTERED BODDIES OF LOW-GRADE ORE THROUGH THE LATE 1890'S. SOME GOOD ORE ($91/TON) WAS FOUND IN 1902, BUT MOST PRODUCTION THROUGH THE EARLY 1900'S WAS FROM RELATIVELY LOW-GRADE ORE. CURRENTLY OFF SOUTH END OF HOUSTON OIL AND MINERALS OPEN PIT MINING OPERATIONS. ; 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 | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1990 | Skurski, M. (Marcus, Sue) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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