Nevada · Lyon County
Past Producer

Volcano Mine

Lyon County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFaults And Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Electrum, Silver
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Alta Andesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10043945
MRDS IDM231254
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.26018, -119.65267
References
USGS TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET, VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA, 1:24000GIANELLA, V.P., 1936, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER CITY DISTRICT AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, NEVADA; UNIV. NEV. BULL. VOL. 30, NO. 9