Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlComstock Lode
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Alta Andesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1868
Discovery year1859
Identification
Deposit ID10043944
MRDS IDM231253
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.32768, -119.641
References
U.S.G.S. TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET, VIRGINIA CITY, 1:24000W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-418 INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL.WPA STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-1941