Nevada · Storey County
Past Producer
Hale & Norcross Mine
Storey County, Nevada, United States
Silver
Gold
Copper
Lead
Zinc
Iron
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Commodities
Primary
Silver, Gold
Secondary
Copper, Lead
Tertiary
Zinc, Iron
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit size
M
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Comstock Fault
Materials
Ore minerals
Argentite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rock
Andesite · Alta Andesite
Structure
Regional Dip To Nw Or W, Faults
Alteration
Propylitization, Oxidation, Pyritization
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1866
Discovery year
1859
Identification
Deposit ID
10043920
MRDS ID
M231224
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
39.30351, -119.64989
References
STODDARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950