The Scarpion Shaft is a gold and silver mine located in Storey county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,981 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,981 Feet (1,823 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.32111, -119.62861
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Scarpion Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Scarpion Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Storey
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1872
Discovery Year: 1859
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, COMSTOCK LODE
Comment (Deposit): FIRST STAKED IN 1859, IT HAD ONLY LOW GRADE ORE IN 1864 AND WAS NOT MINED. ACTIVITY RESUMED IN 1872, WITH MINING OF LOW-GRADE ORE. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT EXPOSED NO NEW ORE SO WORK STOPPED IN 1883. NEW WORK IN 1889-SUSPENDED IN 1893. ANOTHER ATTEMPT IN 1924-1926 WAS MADE TO EXPLORE IT FROM THE SUTRO TUNNEL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Development): LOW-GRADE ORE IN 1864 WITH NONE MINED. LOW-GRADE ORE MINED IN 1872. WORK CEASED IN 1883 WITH EXHAUSTION OF ORE. PROPERTY WORKED AGAIN FROM 1889-1893. ANOTHER ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO EXPLORE IT IN 1924-1926, FROM THE SURTO TUNNEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET, VIRGINIA CITY, 1:24000
Reference (Production): W.P.A. STATE WRITERS' PROJECT, 1940-1941
Reference (Deposit): W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPLUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL.
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.
