| Deposit ID | 10103934 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231218 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Donouan Property |
| Alternate or previous names | St Louis, Echo, Lucerne, Succor, Tarta, Hartford |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.65017, 39.27101 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
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 | 06N | 021E | 08 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| 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) | Older alluvium and alluvial fan deposits |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Hill Mining Co. (Eary 1900'S?) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Hill Mining Co. (Early 1900'S) |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 396.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231218 |
STODDORD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA. NBMG BULL 49
STODDARD, C., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SILVER CITY LODE |
| Deposit | A GROUP OF CLAIMS CONSISTING IN PART OF THE ST LOUIS, ECHO, LUCERNE, SUCCOR, TARTA, AND HARTFORD CLAIMS LIES ALONG THE SILVER CITY BRANCH OF THE COMSTOCK LODE. THE SILVER HILL MINING CO SANK A 1300. FT SHAFT WITH A CONNECTION TO THE JUSTICE SHAFT, AND THE DONOVAA FAMILY MINED THESE CLAIMS FOR OVER 40 YEARS. THEY ALSO OPERATED A MILL BELOW DEVILS GATE, AND ITS ANALGAMATION TAILINGS WERE THE FIRST TO BE IMPOUNDED BELOW A MILL AND CYANOIDED IN LEACHING VATS. THE MILL WAS ENLARGED AND MODERNIZED, AND MINING OPERATIONS WERE CONVERTED TO OPEN PIT OPERATIONS ON THE LUCERNE CUT IN 1942. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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