The Andes Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Storey county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,138 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,138 Feet (1,871 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.31167, -119.65028
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Andes Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Andes Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Storey
District: Comstock Lode
Land Status
Not available
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: 1875
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
Type: R
Description: N-Trending Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Alteration Of Volcanic Host Rock
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): SECONDARY MINERALS OCCUR ABOVE 500 FT. LEVEL: ANGLESITE REPLACING GALENA; COVELLITE REPL. CHALCOPY .
Comment (Location): JUST WEST OF CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA MINE
Comment (Deposit): FIRST STAKED IN 1859 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): BASTIN, E.S., 1922, BONANZA ORES OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, VIRGINIA CITY, NEV; USGS BULL 735-C., P 41-63
Reference (Deposit): W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, GEOL. OPEN FILE REPORT.
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.
