Description
Thomas Wilson And Robert North
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeComstock epithermal vein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULARVEIN/FAULT ZONE ?
Ore controlNE-TRENDING ZONES
Geology
Host rockTuff,Rhyolite
StructureN-TO NE-TRENDING FAULTS
AlterationKAOLINIZATION, IRON-STAINING, SILICIFICATION
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1936
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID10310499
MRDS IDM234039
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.16048, -117.80873
References
WILLDEN, R. AND R.C. SPEED, 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL COUNTY, NV.; N.B.M.G. BULL 83VANDERBURG, W.O., 1940, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN CHURCHILL COUNTY, NV.; U.S.B.M. I.C. 7093NBMG MI-96; MI-97; MI-98; Vanderburg, 1940 (USBM IC 7093); NBMG Bull 83Long, 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.