South Comstock Mill

Past Producer in Lyon county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10125358
MAS/MILS ID 0320199004
Record type Site
Current site name South Comstock Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -119.6266, 39.2352 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lyon(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New Empire(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lyon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016 N 021 E 21 SE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SEC. 21, T.16N, R.21E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -119.6266, 39.2352

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hans N. Lund (Lund'S Exploration Co., Inc.)
    ID 2601711
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mastermines Gold Corp.
    ID 2601678
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1980, P. 47.

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1981, P. 47.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-OCT-96 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/02/1982
MSHA mine ID2601711
Mine name (MSHA)South Comstock Mine
Current operatorMastermine Gold Corp
Current controller (parent)Wood Sidney
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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