| Deposit ID | 10043934 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231239 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oest Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG # 3654 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.651, 39.25657 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1615 |
| Relative position | 3/4 MILE SW OF SILVER CITY |
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 | 17 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Electrum | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock | ||
| |||
| (1) | -119.651, 39.25657 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Northeast-Trending Fault System Forms A Major Structure That Can Be Traced On The Surface For Over Two Miles Along The Strike |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Haywood-Oest Fault |
| General form | TABULAR, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75SW |
| Width | 45.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| Year of first production | 1888 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dayton Mining Co. |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231239 |
STODDARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL 49
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
TELLURIDE CLAIMS SILVER CITY MINING DISTRICT,LYON COUNTY,QUADE VISIT SITE 5-11-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).
STODDARD, C., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN, FAULT ZONE (SILVER CITY FAULT, COMET FAULT, HAYWOOD-OEST FAULT) OREBODY IS NEAR JUNCTION OF TWO VEINS. |
| Deposit | THIS MINE WAS PART OF THE DAYTON MINE PROPERTY AND WAS LOCATED ON THE FOOTWALL OF THE SILVER CITY BRANCH OF THE COMSTOCK LODE. THE DAYTON MINE PURCHASED IT IN 1943. THE OEST MINING COMPANY SANK A 300 FT SHAFT AND RECORDED A PRODUCTION FROM 1887-1892 OF $564,364 FROM 6,588 TONS, OR $85/TON. THE MINERALIZED ZONE IS FROM 40 TO 150 FT WIDE AND CONTAINS SMALL LENSES OF HIGH-GRADE GOLD ORE. THE DAYTON MINED 450 TONS OF $10 ORE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1991 | Marcus, S. (Doebrich, J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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