| Deposit ID | 10043940 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231248 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sierra Nevada Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.64044, 39.32018 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1835 |
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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Storey |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 017N | 021E | 20 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | 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) | -119.64044, 39.32018 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North-Trending Anticline; Regional Dip To W Or Nw |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1868 |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 609.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231248 |
STODDARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STORCY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA NBMG BULL 49
BONHAM, H.F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA NBMG BULL 70
WPA STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.
STODDARD, C. AND CARPENTER, J.A. 1950
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MINE WAS ONE OF THE NORTH END MINES OF THE COMSTOCK LODE. THE WORKINGS EXPLORED THE EAST VEIN ON THE 2000-FT LEVEL FOR ABOUT 1000 FT. DURING 1915-1916 ORE WAS STOPED FROM THE 2400-AND 2500 FT LEVELS WITH LITTLE RECOVERY; BY 1919 ALL WORK WAS ABOVE 2000 FT. THE EAST VEIN AND HARDY VEINS ARE ALSO EXPLORED AT THIS PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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