Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryZinc, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formV-SHAPED SHALLOW DEPOSIT
Ore controlComstock Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Alta Andesite
StructureRegional Dip To West And Northwest, Faults
AlterationPropylitization, Oxidation, Pyritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1866
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10043937
MRDS IDM231245
Alternate namesJulia Shaft On Same Claim.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.30379, -119.65378
References
STODDARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYNN COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL.49BONHAM, H.F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 70WPA STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT, NEV.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.