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Silver from
Comstock Mine, Silver Crown Mining District, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Silver
Formula:Ag
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Comstock Mine, Silver Crown Mining District, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:507942
Long-form Identifier:1:3:507942:1
GUID (UUID V4):e6a97fd6-4652-46e5-96ab-c2e1f7fd57d9
Nearest other occurrences of Silver
0.3km (0.2 miles) Fairview Mine, Silver Crown Mining District, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) Louise Mine, Silver Crown Mining District, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) London Mine, Silver Crown Mining District, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA
27.1km (16.9 miles) Ulcahomo Mine (Ulcahoma), Albany County, Wyoming, USA
67.8km (42.1 miles) Colorado Shaft mine, Jelm Mountain Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
88.0km (54.7 miles) Cuprite Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
91.5km (56.9 miles) New Rambler mine (Rambler Mine; Holmes Mine; Electrolytic Mine; Great Rambler Mine), New Rambler Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Corporate Document
2012 Copper King Mine, Silver Crown District, Wyoming (Preliminary Report) W. Dan Hausel Independent...Gilbert, Arizona 11/14/2012 COPPER KING MINE, SILVER CROWN DISTRICT W. Dan Hausel, Independent Geologist...Geologist Gilbert, Arizona Introduction The Silver Crown district (also known as Hecla) lies 20 miles west of...Park along the eastern flank of the Laramie Range. The district is visible on Google Earth (search for...Cheyenne, WY’) and lies within the boundaries of the Laramie 1:100,000 sheet. This area was initially investigated
Report (issue)
THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING Gary B. Glass, Executive Director and State Geologist ADVISORY BOARD...University of Wyoming Donald B. Basko, Oil and Gas Supervisor Appointed D.L. Blackstone, Jr., Laramie Michael...Cheyenne, Wyoming. This and other publications available from: The Geological Survey of Wyoming P.O. Box...University Station LaIanlle, Wyoming 82071 (307) 766·2286 Front Cover - Wyoming gold. Gold buttons in the...recovered by Dean Farris from mine dump waste in the Gold Hill district. The actual diameter of the button
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For six decades these working stiffs followed mining opportunities into the boom towns of the intermountain...the daily lives and work of hard-rock miners of Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and Nevada... The Deadly Depths 75 6. Earning a Living by Mining 99 7. Miners and Their Managers 118 ^ 8. The...A. “Present-Day Mining” 169 B. Accidents and Injuries Typical in Hard-Rock Mining in the Intermountain...natural environment of mining The Comstock, showing urban environment of mining, 1876 Miners’ cabins at
Report (issue)
SURVEY DATABASE OF SIGNIFICANT DEPOSITS OF GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN THE UNITED STATES PART...TABLE 2. COMPARISON OF TOTAL PRODUCTION OF GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC FOR ALL DEPOSITS IN THE...TABLE 3. COMPARISON OF TOTAL RESOURCES OF GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC REMAINING IN DEPOSITS IN...THE DISCOVERY OF SIGNIFICANT DEPOSITS OF GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN THE UNITED STATES, 1545-1996.....11 2 3 TABLE 6. THE TEN LARGEST DOMESTIC SILVER DEPOSITS IN TERMS OF PAST PRODUCTION, REMAINING
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" \ AN)» el \} -w y = —Z- es MC =) a oS MINING 147 AND MINERAL OPERATIONS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN...cataloged as follows: United States. Bureau of Mines. Mining and mineral operations in the Rocky Mountain States;...and nonmetallics. Stable and economic domestic mining, mineral, metal, and mineral reclamation industries...enjoy your experiences. This pamphlet, a guide to mining and mineral operations that may be observed or...aid tourists and students who are interested in mining. Some may wish to study our Nation’s romantic past;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Localization and Origin of Compartmentalized Fluid Flow, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada BYRON R. BERGER,†...vein district world class. In the world-class silver- and gold-producing Comstock mining district, Nevada...lines of evidence lead to the conclusion that the Comstock lode is localized in an extensional stepover between...fault zone, the Comstock fault, and along one of the bounding lateral fault zones, the Silver City fault....dikes and small plugs into the hanging wall of the Comstock fault zone may have impeded the ability of the
Report (chapter)
Survey, Federal Center MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, USA (e-mail: bberger@usgs.gov) Abstract: High-temperature...different fault sets. The Virginia City and Goldfield mining districts, Nevada, were localized in zones of strike-slip...western margin of North America. The Camp Douglas mining area occurs within the same belt, but is localized...from two economically important precious-metal mining districts (Virginia City, Goldfield) and one economically...and geophysical evidence is provided for each district, in support of the likely role of misoriented
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Epithermal Alteration and Mineralization in the Comstock District, Nevada DONALD M. HUDSON† 1540 Van Petten...base metal deposits of the world-renowned Comstock district of western Nevada constitute one of several...superimposed Miocene hydrothermal systems. In the district, Mesozoic metasedimentary and igneous rocks are...kaolinite alteration exposed at the periphery of the district may be linked to preore alteration near the paleowater...below and in the lower parts of orebodies in the Comstock lode, but it was deposited in the upper parts
Report (issue)
plates 37-43. Abstract of Report on the Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, Colorado, by S. F. Emmons...A Summary of the Geology of the Comstock Lode and the Wa.shoe District, by George F. Becker, pp. 291-330...Grand Cafion District, with atlas, by Capt. C. E. Dutton. Published. III. Geology of the Comstock Lode and...and Washoe District, with atlas, by George F. Becker. Published. (I) _._...-._-‘—' -— —-— ii ADVERTISEMENT...ADVERTISEMENT. IV. Comstock Mining and Miners, by Eliot Lord. Published. V. Copper-bearing Rocks of Lake
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HILL XBW8 PRINT. Jkmta, rg f'neifan Comstock Mining and Miners by Eliot Lord A reprint of the...identification and for the use of their collections. COMSTOCK MINING AND MINERS © Copyright 1959 by Howell-North...discovery and development of the Comstock Lode marked the birth" of the silver mining industry in the United States...following the rush to Washoe and the life in this mining community created such wide interest that a monograph...only two years before resigning to follow private mining ventures in Mexico. His first appointments to his
Book
\ Xe THE STORY ot THE MINE | 7 : As Flastrated by — the Great Comstock. ae Beye (= ofNevada THE...OF THE MINE Tie js LORY O) Beedeo 244555 MAN, E AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE GREAT COMSTOCK LODE OF...NEVADA PRESS Reno, Nevada 1980 The Story of the Mine was first published and copyrighted in 1896 by the...Shinn, Charles Howard, 1852-1924. The story of the mine. (Vintage Nevada series) Reprint of the 1910 ed...Mines and mineral resources—The West— History. 2. Comstock lode, Nevada—History. I. Title. II. Series. III
Report (issue)
wu OUTLINE OF NEVADA MINING HISTORY— Joseph V: Tingley a RobertC.Horton _ Francis C. Lincoln 3 . ...Publication of this new edition of “Outline of Nevada Mining History” was made — possible with the assistance...07 Uet a vA. | B13L40 —S OUTLINE OF NEVADA MINING HISTORY Joseph V. Tingley Robert C. Horton Francis...THE MINING HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, by Francis Church Lincoln, 1924 Reese River district 14...14 White Pine district 14 Trinity district 16 Candelaria district 16 First bullion production 16 First
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contains a brief account of some of the principal mining districts of Colorado, not as official reports...limestones much of our mineral wealth, such as the silver-bearing lead deposits of Leadville, Aspen and other...clam shell. LARAMIE COAL GROUP. The upper portion of the Cretaceous is called the Laramie group, and...as the palm, fig, magnolia,’ maple, etc. This Laramie group marks an important era in our Rocky Mountains...trees and leaves. In the neighboring territory of Wyoming the Tertiary lake beds form the great Green River
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PISTOLS i !?' A J.-. N ; 'jxt . 1 — \ MINING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by ...present authentic infor­ mation concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive...United States Geological Survey in 1912. Plan. “Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada”, as...parts:—one on mining districts and the other on mineral resources. The section on mining districts is...but gives more extended descriptions and includes mining as well as geological information. The map which
Report (issue)
Gold-Silver Veins ........................................ Quartz-Alunite Epithermal Gold-Silver Veins....................... THE LUCKY BOY AND PAMLICO MINING DISTRICTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY by Daniel R. Shawe...Boy mining district ...................................................... Pamlico mining district .....Boy mining district ...................................................... Pamlico mining district .....map of the Lucky Boy mining district 2. Geologic map of the Pamlico mining district ABSTRACT Mineral
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https://archive.org/details/silverseekersthe0000nade THE SILVER SEEKERS: They Tamed California’s Last Frontier...Ghost Towns & Mining Camps of California Los Angeles California: The New Society Fort Laramie and the Sioux...Churchill and Roosevelt Divide Europe The Silver Seekers THE SILVER SEEKERS They Tamed California’s Last...and silver on the east and beyond. — Hubert Howe Bancroft, Chronicles of the Builders 1. SILVER IS...Gold Rush faded. the fabulous Comstock strike drew thousands of silver seekers back over the Sierra to
Book (edition)
TOWNS & MINING CAMP SITES . ol % \ AND WHERE THEY FOUND IT A GUIDE TO GHOST TOWNS & MINING CAMP...that reading about and visiting Ghost Towns and mining camp sites are becoming increasingly popular. Fact...the history of both the famous and little-known mining booms. This book is particularly valuable because...most important and interesting Ghost Towns and mining camps, giving specific directions to help you reach...including maps, historic and modern photographs of mining towns, sketches, and pictures of those who became
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accessible. https://books.google.com STORY OF THE MINE CHARLES HOWARD SHINN usloo21.15.2.2 Harvard...EDITED BY RIPLEY HITCHCOCK THE STORY OF THE MINE : Che Story of the West Series . EDITED BY RIPLEY...Now York Sun. The Story of the mine. Illustrated by the Great Comstock Lode of Nevada . By CHARLES HOWARD...Shinn has told inhistory ' The are Story of the Mine." than that Mr. Shinn has drawn his pictures skillfully...Sierra Nevada Mine. THE OF STORY THE MINE AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE GREAT COMSTOCK LODE OF NEVADA
Report (issue)
779 The Story of tl1e Water Supply for the Comstock Virginia City proba]}ly in the late 1870's....WATER SUPPLY FOR THE COMSTOCK Including the Towns of Virginia City, Gold Hill, and Silver City, Nevada Together...Library, the University of Nevada Library, the Ormsby County Library, and the Mackay School of Mines Library...counsel and guidance given me by George Worts, District Chief, U.S. Geological Survey, and his assistant...got started about the water supplies for the old mining camps of Nevada. It was recognized that very little
Report (issue)
, Everything, Neutral in Nothing. o C -t 3 MINING KEVIEW. PACIFIC COAST Ill (DALLY AND WEEKLY)...greatest is Its repc Its its resume of stock and mining operations Its dai in most complete. the latest...BOSTON, CHICAGO, Bank of the the principal Mining Bank Corporation Gold Districts Hill, and...- - Bor\ds,) - Capital, I^eserve (U. S. MINING REVIEW. COAST PACIFIC ^mx cjrantisp $10,000...The Union Bank I of London. PACIFIC COAST MINING REVIEW. VI ¥he Slta California. THE DAILY ALTA
Audio (Series)
Churchill County Library 553 S. Maine Street Fallon, Nevada 89406 (702) 423-7581 | Mining the ireasures:...ireasures: Contemporary Comstock Artists Edited by Mary Beth Hepp-Elam Designed by Gary Elam Published by...artists who live or who have lived in the Comstock Historic District. It includes resumés, artist statements...photographs. Many people know that the gold and silver dug from the mines of this region contributed to...mined from this district, and documents the contemporary artistic culture of the Comstock. I've edited the
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OF PRECIOUS-METALS PROSPECTING, PLACERING, LODE MINING, AND MILLING ON THE AMERICAN FRONTIER FROM SPANISH...technical assistance of ROBERT LENON Western Mining UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS : Norman and London...ACCOUNT OF PRECIOUS-METALS PLACERING, LODE MINING, PROSPECTING, AND MILLING ON THE AMERICAN FRONTIER...1954) How They Dug the Gold (Tucson, 1967) Western Mining (Norman, 1970) Black Powder and Hand Steel (Norman...AMERICAN FRONTIER STUDIES the techniques of the mining rushes are perhaps the least comprehensible to
Report (volume)
1901. Minneapolis, 'Minn. American Institute of Mining Engineers: Transactions, Vol. XXX, 1901. New York...Canada. Canadian Mining Institute: Journal, Vol. IV, 1901. Ottawa, Canada. Canadian Mining Review, Vol. XX... I, supplement, 1901. Waterville, Me. Colorado Mining Bureau: Bulletin, No. IV, 1901. Denver, Colo. Congres...LIST OF PUBLICATIONS EXAMINED. Engineering and Mining Journal, Vols. LXXI and LXXII, 1901. New York,...Nos. 1-5, 1901. Scranton, Pa., and Denver, Colo. Mining and Scientific Press, Vols. LXXXII and LXXXIII
Report (volume)
anonymous papers, placed at the end of Part I Co. county cos. · counties CORPORATE AUTHORS. Am G American...Miners' Association Cal St :M Bur California State Mining Bureau Can G S Canada, Geological Survey Can :M...Geological and Natural History Survey Wyo St G Wyoming, State Geologist INDEX. (The name and number...Adams (F D), 18 Federal Government, relation to the mining industry: Hayes, 06 Fossil insects: Cockerell,...to geology: Davis ( W M), 12a Geologic bases of mining law: De Kalb, 10 Geologic basis for artesian prediction:
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true saga of the Comstock Lode, Dennis Drabelle skillfully brings to life silver mining in the late“nineteenth-century...inspiration for the TV series Bonanza. ‘ Innovations in Comstock mini—ng the use of underground “cubes” to avoid...grand scale. Stewart, mining manipulations and fraud to on a mining lawyer experience and...opportunists such as William M. Senator with a tenuous Comstock lent themselves .° pen, at ae las a Leg...Fever Mile-High Fever Silver Mines, Boom Towns, and High Living on the Comstock Lode DENNIS DRABELLE
 
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