Nevada · Storey County
Producer

Flowery Mine

Storey County, Nevada, United States
GoldZincLeadSilverCopperManganeseIron
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryZinc, Lead, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Manganese, Iron
Deposit
Deposit typevein
Model{150: Epithermal vein, Comstock}
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formtabular
Ore control"Ore deposition was controlled by the Flowery Lode shear zone"
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena, Pyrite, Gold, Silver, Iron
GangueQuartz, Kaolinite, Dickite, Illite, Chlorite, Alunite
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Alta andesite
Structure"Flowery Lode shear zone"
Alteration"Silicification accompanies ore. Also present is a suite of hydrothermal alteration minerals, including kaolinite, dickite, illite, chlorite, alunite and carbonate in the bleached Miocene volcanic rocks."
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1868
Last production1995
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10310359
MRDS IDM231221
Alternate namesFlowery Lode, Lady Bryan Pit, Connection, North Bonanza Pit, Golden Eagle Mine, Berry Glory Hole, Six Mile Canyon, Bonanza-AdriaticAdriatic, Gold Eagle
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates39.31939, -119.59515
References
{Deposit:: Yang, K., Huntington, J. F., Boardman, J. W. & Mason, P. (1999) Mapping hydrothermal alteration in the Comstock mining district, Nevada, using simulated satellite-borne hyperspectral data; Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 46 (6), 915-922.}{Deposit:: Stoddard, Carl, and Carpenter, J.A., 1950, Mineral Resources of Storey and Lyon Counties, Nevada: NBMG Bull. 49}{Deposit:: Bastin, E.S., Bonanza Ores of the Comstock Lode, Nevada; USGS Bull. 735-C. p. 41-63.}{Deposit:: NBMG, 1988, NBMG MI-1987.}{Deposit:: NBMG Mining District File 309, Numerous Press Clippings.}{Deposit:: NBMG, 1994, MI-1993}{Deposit:: Nevada Division of Minerals, 1994}{Deposit:: Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, 33 p., one 3.5 inch diskette.}{Deposit:: RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING COMPANIES, P247.}{Deposit:: 1995/96, NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, PP. 14, 28.}{Deposit:: THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 14, 1993, P16.}{Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, NOV. 12, 1993, P329.}{Deposit:: RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING COMPANIES, P326.}{Deposit:: MIRAMAR MINING 1995 ANNUAL REPORT.}{Deposit:: W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41; INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED OPEN FILE REPORT- NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.}{Deposit:: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 70, PLATE 2, NO. 123.}{Deposit:: NEV. DIV. MINES INSPECTION, 1977, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1976, P. 51.}{Reserve-Resource:: AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK 1996, P167.}