Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Gold
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1873
Discovery year1859
Identification
Deposit ID10043902
MRDS IDM231203
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.27796, -119.66933
References
USGS TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET, VIRGINIA CITY, NEV., 1:24000WPA STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL OPEN FILE REPORT.BASTIN, E. S., 1922, BONANZA ORES OF THE COMSTOCK LODE; VIRGINIA CITY, NEV; U.S.G.S. BULL. 735-C, P. 41-65.