Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlAlong Joint Planes. Stringers And Narrow Veinlets 1/8 To 1/2 In Wide Along Joint Planes Striking N30e, Dipping Vertically To Steeply Se, And To A Lesser Extent Along Bedding.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueLimonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Sandstone · Gold Hill Formation
AlterationThe Ore Is Completely Oxidized To The 300 Ft Level.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1909
Identification
Deposit ID10044283
MRDS IDM231678
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.5366, -117.07759
References
KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 123-124FERGUSON, H.G., 1924, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT: USGS BULL 723, P. 140-141KRAL, 1951, P. 124