| Deposit ID | 10043941 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231249 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Hill Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.64739, 39.27296 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1615 |
| Relative position | JUST NORTH OF SILVER 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 | Lyon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 016N | 021E | 08 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Electrum | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| 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) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | Older alluvium and alluvial fan deposits |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Silver City Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1859 |
| Year of first production | 1873 |
| District name | Comstock Lode (Silver City) |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231249 |
GIANELLA, V.P., 1936, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER CITY DISTRICT AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, NEVADA; UNIV. NEV. BULL. VOL. 30, NO. 9
WPA STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL.
GIANELLA, V.P., 1936.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ON SILVER CITY LODE; VEIN. |
| Deposit | FIRST STARED IN 1859 ALONG THE SILVER CITY LODE. ORE PRODUCTION HAS BEEN CONFINED TO SHALLOW DEPTHS (LESS THAN 300 FEET) THIS MINE'S ORE HAS A HIGHER SILVER/GOLD RATIO THAN MOST VEINS OF THE DISTRICT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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