| Deposit ID | 10043910 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231213 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Challenge and Confidence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.65822, 39.29434 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | GOLD HILL, NEVADA |
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 | 32 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | 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) | -119.65822, 39.29434 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Comstock Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1859 |
| Year of first production | 1867 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Houston Oil And Minerals Corp. (Present) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231213 |
STODDARD., C, AND CARPENTER J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEV; NEV. BUR MINES 49.
W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK NEV BUR MINE & GEOL., OPEN FILE REPORT
GIANELLA, V.P., 1936, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER CITY DISTRICT AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, NEVADA, NEV. UNIV. BULL., VOL. 30 NO 9.
STODDARD, C. AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS GROUP OF MINES, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPERIAL TO THE NORTH, LOCATED AT GOLD HILL WAS THE SITE OF THE ORIGINAL DISCOVERY OF THE COMSTOCK LODE. VERY RICH ORE WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE CHALLENGE-CONFIDENCE IN 1866. NOW PART OF HOUSTON OIL AND MINERALS OPEN PIT MINING OPERATIONS AT GOLDHILL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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