Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead, Copper
TertiaryZinc, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSilver City Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Alta Andesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1873
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID10043922
MRDS IDM231226
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.27462, -119.65656
References
USGS TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET, VIRGINIA CITY, NEV, 1:24000STODDARD CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A. 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA NBMG BULL 1149W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK, UNPUBLISHED OPEN FILE REPORT, NEV.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. AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950