| Deposit ID | 10103935 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231227 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kentuck Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.65906, 39.29157 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1804 |
| Relative position | AT GOLD HILL NEV. |
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 | 31 | 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 |
| 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) | -119.65906, 39.29157 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Regional Dip To Northwest And West |
| General form | V-SHAPED TO TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1859 |
| Year of first production | 1865 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Houston Oil And Minerals Corp. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Houston Oil And Minerals Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231227 |
STODDARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 49
BONHAM, H.F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL 70
W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL.
STODDARD, C. AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IN HAGINGWALL; SOUTH END OF THE MAIN COMSTOCK LODE |
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT IS V-SHAPED WITH THE ORE OCCURRING ON THE HANGING WALL. THE FOOTWALL IS COMPOSED OF BARREN QUARTZ. FIRST STAKED IN 1859, BETWEEN CROWN POINT AND YELLOW JACKET CLAIMS. PRODUCTION WAS SPORADIC TO 1896 WHEN ALL COMMERCIAL ORE HAD BEEN EXTRACTED. CURRENTLY TRAVERSED BY HOUSTON OIL AND MINERALS' OPEN PIT OPERATIONS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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