Mine detail: Scarpion Shaft

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 39.32101, -119.62961

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold, Silver
Ore: Argentite
Orebody form: TABULAR
Discovery year: 1859

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1872

Geology

Host rock:Alta Andesite
Host type:Andesite

References

MRDSM231247
DEP10043939
Reference{Deposit:: U.S.G.S. TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET, VIRGINIA CITY, 1:24000}{Deposit:: W.P.A. STATE WRITE* PROJECT, 1940-41, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPLUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL.}{Production:: W.P.A. STATE WRITER*PROJECT, 1940-1941}
ReporterFlynn, Patricia Dodd