Nevada · Storey County
Past Producer
Scarpion Shaft
Storey County, Nevada, United States
Gold
Silver
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Commodities
Primary
Gold, Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Comstock Lode
Materials
Ore minerals
Argentite
Geology
Host rock
Andesite · Alta Andesite
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1872
Discovery year
1859
Identification
Deposit ID
10043939
MRDS ID
M231247
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
39.32101, -119.62961
References
U.S.G.S. TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET, VIRGINIA CITY, 1:24000W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPLUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL.W.P.A. STATE WRITERS' PROJECT, 1940-1941