Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, LENSES
Ore controlSilver City Fault, Comet Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsElectrum
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock
StructureThe Northeast-Trending Fault System Forms A Major Structure That Can Be Traced On The Surface For Over Two Miles Along The Strike, Haywood-Oest Fault
Tectonic settingHaywood-Odest Fault Near The Junction Of The Two Major Veins
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1888
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10043934
MRDS IDM231239
Alternate namesNBMG # 3654
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.25657, -119.651
References
STODDARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL 49GIANELLA, V.P., 1936, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER CITY DISTRICT AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, NEVADA; UNIV. OF NEV. BULL. VOL 30, NO. 9TELLURIDE CLAIMS SILVER CITY MINING DISTRICT,LYON COUNTY,QUADE VISIT SITE 5-11-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).STODDARD, C., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950