Nevada · Storey County
Prospect

Lucerne Pit

Storey County, Nevada, United States
SilverGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSilver City Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Silver
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
StructureBlock Faulting
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1936
Identification
Deposit ID10085011
MRDS IDW700442
Alternate namesLucerne Dump Project, Lucerne Deposit, South Comstock Gold Project, Oliver Hills
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.26657, -119.651
References
STAFF, 1988, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1987: NEVADA DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 84 P."COMSTOCK DRILLING EXTENDS LUCERNE," THE NORTHERN MINER, MAY 24, 1993, P. 10.STODDARD, C., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURS OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 49.BECKER, G.F., 1882, GEOLOGY OF THE COMSTOCK LODE AND THE WASHOE DISTRICT: USGS MONO 3.STAFF, 1888, MAP OF THE WASHOE DISTRICT (SHOWING MINING CLAIMS): USGS, PLATE IIIGIANELLA, V.P., 1936, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER CITY DISTRICT AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 29.BONHAM, H.K., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 70.BURGOYNE, A.A., APRIL 1993, REA GOLD CORP. OPERATING PLAN SUMMARY FOR SOUTH COMSTOCK JOINT VENTURE: UNPUBLISHED WRITTEN COMMUNICATION IN NBMG INFORMATION OFFICE FILE FOR COMSTOCK OR SILVER CITY MINING DISTRICT.BURGOYNE, A.A., APRIL, 1993, REA GOLD CORP.BURGOYNE, A.A., APRIL,1993, REA GOLD CORP.