Nevada · Lyon County
Past Producer

Dayton Mine

Lyon County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10043913
MRDS IDM231217
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates39.25712, -119.63906
References
WPA STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED REPORT-NEV-BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLGIANELLA, V.P., 1936, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER CITY DISTRICT AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, NEVADAUNIV. OF NEV. BULL., VOL. 30 NO. 9.STODDARD C., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950