| Deposit ID | 10043912 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231215 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Consolidated Virginia Mine |
| Related records | 10310576 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.64767, 39.31129 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Relative position | DOWNTOWN VIRGINIA CITY |
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 | 29 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| 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) | -119.64767, 39.31129 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Regional Dip To West & Northwest |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 213.36M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1872 |
| Year of first production | 1873 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 746.76M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231215 |
STODOLARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 49.
BONHAN, H.F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NVMG BULL 70.
BASTIN, E.S., 1922, BONANZA ORES OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA; USGS BULL 735-C.
WPA STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED NEV BUR MINES OPEN FILE REPORT.
STODDARD, C., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN, FISSURE-FILLING |
| Deposit | IN 1972 THE FAMOUS "BIG BONANZA" WAS DISCOVERED AT THE 1200-FT LEVEL IN THE CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA MINE RICH ORE IN GREAT QUANTITY WAS FOUND 700 FEET OUT IN THE HANGING-WALL TERRITORY IN A NORTHEAST-TRENDING FISSURE THAT STOOD VERTICALLY WITH ITS ROOTS IN THE FOOTWALL OF THE MAIN LODE. IN THE EARLY 1900'S RICH STOPES WERE DISCOVERED FROM THE 1750-FT LEVEL TO THE 2350-FT LEVEL. PRODUCTION DROPPED OFF SHARPLY BELOW THE 2450-FT LEVEL. SOME MINING CONTINUED THROUGH THE 1940'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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