The Mineralized Area E. of Comet Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,640 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,640 Feet (2,024 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.89, -114.60806
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Mineralized Area E. of Comet Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineralized Area E. of Comet Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Manganese
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Comet District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 5 - 11% MN
Analytical Data: 1.5 - 2.5%ZN
Analytical Data: 0.7-2.0 % PB
Analytical Data: LOCALLY CONTAINS 0.8 OZ/T AG
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): COMBINED METALS LIMESTONE IS HERE GREATLY ALTERED TO DARK-BROWNISH-GRAY SILICIFIED ROCK, LOCALLY CONTAINING RB, AG, ZN,MN. ANOTHER STRONGLY ALTERED ZONE OCCURS 300 FT N. OF THIS OUTCROP. THE MINERIZATION E XTENDS FOR 60 FT ALONG THE STRIKE OF THE BEDS AND IS CONFINED TO THE LOWER PART OF THE COMBINED METALS MEMBER.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PROSPECTS
References
Reference (Deposit): FITCH, D.C., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COMET DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO., NEVADA; UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO, ALBUQUERQUE; M.S. THESIS, P.82- 83
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.
