Comstock

The Comstock is a mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,902 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

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Site Name

Primary: Comstock

Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Central-Grnd Is

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Pandora Metals Inc-Richard Sigismonde
Company ID: 501580
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1911
Discovery Year: 1911
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Monazite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINE HAS NEVER PRODUCED IN QUANTITY & IS PRESENTLY OPEN BUT RESERVES ARE FOR COMSTOCK-CARIBOU HILL BELOW PRESENT ORE HOR ONLY SAMPLING ORE HAS BEEN SENT TO SMELTER (AS&R-LEADVILLE) ORE MAY BE DIRECT SHIPPED TO SMELTER-PROPOSED OR MILLED AT M (PROPOSED) ON ADJACENT CARIBOU PROPERTY FOR ANALYSIS ORE BDY WAS SPLIT 50:50 BETWEEN THE TWO PROPERT

References

Reference (Deposit): RICHARD SIGISMONDE-P.O. BOX 957 BOULDER COLO. PH 447-9170

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