Mine detail: Comstock Mine

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Location: Summit County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.623, -111.54272
dep_id: 10041809
mrds_id: M057608
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc
Minor mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Anglesite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite
ore_ctrl: Fracture Zones In The Hanging And Footwall Of A Porphyry Dike.
Reporter: Wong, George (Tooker, Ed)
hrock_type: Sandstone,Limestone
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Sedimentary Rocks Strike N 40 - 60 E, Dip 22 - 40 Nw.
prod_yrs: 1890 - 1895 , 1901
References:
  • Deposit:: BOUTWELL, J. M., 1912 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF PARK CITY DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 77 , P. 216 - 217
  • Deposit:: BAKER, A. A., CALKINS, F. C., CRITTENDEN, M. D. JR., BROMFIELD, C. S., 1966 , GEOL MAP OF BRIGHTON QUAD: USGS MAP GQ - 534
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