Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR, V-SHAPED
Ore controlFaults
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Alta Andesite
StructureRegional Dips To West And Northwest, Faults
AlterationPropylitization, Oxidation, Pyritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1864
Discovery year1859
Identification
Deposit ID10043921
MRDS IDM231225
Alternate namesLittle Gold Hill Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.29379, -119.64628
References
STODDARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON 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NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 70.W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED OPEN FILE REPORT - NEV.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.A., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950.