Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Associated rockRhyolite · Divide Andesite;Oddie Rhyolite
AlterationPotassic, Phyllic, Propylitic, Zoned Around Fractures And Faults: Silicification; Argillic Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1901
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10046807
MRDS IDM242019
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.99244, -117.24008
References
LINCOLN, F.C., 1923KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1921, USGS BULL. 715-K.NBMG REPORT 33, P. 124.NBMG BULL 92, P. 121-128WEED, W.H., ED., 1920, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL XIV, P. 1142.WEED, W.H., ED. 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1215-1216UNPUBLISHED CLAIM MAP OF DIVIDE DISTRICT ON FILE AT NBMG