Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryManganese, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typevein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formtabular
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Electrum, Pyrite, Argentite
GangueCalcite, Ankerite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Andesite
StructureSilver City Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1873
Discovery year1859
Identification
Deposit ID10310404
Alternate namesDayton, Haywood-Santiago (Oliver Hills), Alhambra Lode
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.27095, -119.64745
References
Gianella, V.P., 1936, Geology of the Silver City District and the southern portion of the Comstock Lode, Nevada; Univ. Nev. Bull. Vol. 30, No. 9WPA State Writer's Project, 1940-41, Individual histories of the mines of the Comstock; unpublished open-file report, Nev. Bur. Mines & Geol.Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-206A, 33 p.; 98-206B. one 3.5 inch diskette.