The Dayton Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Dayton Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dayton Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Comstock Lode
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1870
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): NO RECORD OF EARLY PRODUCTION EXCEPT THAT THEY HAD "EXCEEDINGLY RICH ORE" IN 1873. SHALLOW OREBODIES EXPLOITED IN THE 1870'S, ANDIN 1930'S WITH CLOSURE BY W.W. II TIME
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, STOPES, CONNECTING WORKINGS
Comment (Deposit): VEIN ALONG SILVER CITY LODE, WITH MUCH BRANCHING.
Comment (Deposit): IN THE 1870'S THE DAYTON SHAFT WAS SUNK TO ABOUT 900 FEET DEEP WITH CROSSCUTS TO THE 700 FT LEVEL. A CONSIDERABLE TONNAGE WAS MINED ON THE UPPER LEVELS AND THE ORE ANALGANATED. IN 1932 NEAR-SURFACE ORE WAS PROFITABLY MINED, MILLING IN CUSTOM MILLS. MANY OF THE OLD STOPE FACES HAS COMMERCIAL ORE AND LARGE NEW STOPES WERE OPENED CLOSE TO OLD WORKINGS ON THE VEIN. THE DAYTON CLAIMS EXPANDED UNTIL THE PROPERTY WAS CLOSED DOWN BY WWII. THE COMPANY TANK OVER AND MINED THE KOSSUTH, KEYSTONE, JUSTICE, WOODVILLE, LADY WASHINGTON, ALTO, OEST AND SPRING VALLEY CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): WPA STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED REPORT-NEV-BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL
Reference (Deposit): GIANELLA, V.P., 1936, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER CITY DISTRICT AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, NEVADA
Reference (Deposit): UNIV. OF NEV. BULL., VOL. 30 NO. 9.
Reference (Production): STODDARD C., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
