Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHYDROTHERMAL VEIN
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFRACTURES AND FAULTS
Geology
AlterationSILICIFICATION, SERICITIZATION, OXIDIZED TO 150 FT. DEPTH.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1901
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID60001103
MRDS IDMP90055
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates37.98994, -117.24091
References
BONHAM, H.F., AND GARSIDE, L.J., 1974, TONOPAH MINING DISTRICT AND VICINITY: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT 19, P. 42-48.HEWETT, D.F., CALLAGHAN, EUGENE, MOORE, B.N., NOLAN, T.B., RUBEY, W.W., AND SCHALLER, W.T., 1936, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION AROUND BOULDER DAM: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 871, 197 P.THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPEDIAL PUBLICATION, MI SERIES, 1991