Mt. Comet Shaft

The Mt. Comet Shaft is a lead and manganese mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,251 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

Name: Mt. Comet Shaft  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 7,251 Feet (2,210 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Manganese

Lat, Long: 37.88278, -114.59972

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Mt. Comet Shaft MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mt. Comet Shaft


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Comet District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Pan American Mining Co. (1937?) Of Los Angeles


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): IN SADDLE N. OF SCHODDE MINE

Comment (Development): PAN-AMERICAN MINING CO. TOOK OVER THE MOUNT COMET MINE IN ABOUT 1937 WITH PLANS TO PRODUCE.

Comment (Workings): 50-FT DEEP SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): FITCH, D.C., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COMET DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO., NEV.: UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO M.S. THESIS. P. 76.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG DISTRICT FILE 166, PRESS CLIPPINGS


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.