The Comstock is a mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 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: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.76389, -105.52472
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Comstock MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Comstock
Commodity
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
District: Central City
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
Type: Minerals Only
Type: Fee Ownership
Type: Private Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Comstock
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1974
Production
Year: 1917
Time Period: 1902-1917
Mined: 2166.220 mt
Material type: ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Quartz
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Tennantite
Unknown: Uraninite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Copper
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 66-87, p. 59
Reference (Deposit): REF:MAS
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