GRADE AND TONNAGE MODEL OF COMSTOCK EPITHERMAL VEINS

By Dan L. Mosier, Donald A. Singer, and Byron R. Berger

COMMENTS The grade-tonnage model for this deposit type is built with data from districts. See figs. 113-116.

Figure 113. Tonnages of Comstock epithermal vein deposits.

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Figure 114. Gold grades of Comstock epithermal vein deposits.

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Figure 115. Silver grades of Comstock epithermal vein deposits.

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Figure 116. By-product grades of Comstock epithermal vein deposits. A, Copper. B, Zinc. C, Lead.

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DEPOSITS

Name Country

Aurora USNV

Bodie USCA

Bovard USNV

Calico USCA

Calistoga USCA

Comstock USNV

Divide USNV

Dolores MXCO

El Rincon MXCO

Fairview USNV

Fuke JAPN

Gold Mountain USUT

Guanacevi MXCO

Guanajuato MXCO

Hostotipaquilla MXCO

Katherine USAZ

Kushikino-Arakawa JAPN

Mochikoshi JAPN

Mogollon USNM

Nawaji JAPN

Oatman USAZ

Ohguchi JAPN

Ohito JAPN

Olinghouse USNV

Orient USWA

Patterson USCA

Republic USWA

Rosario HNDR

Sand Springs USNV

Searchlight USNV

Seikoshi JAPN

Seven Trough USNV

Sheep Tank USAZ

Silver City USNV

Taio JAPN

Tayoltita MXCO

Toi JAPN

Tonopah USNV

Tuscarora USAZ

Weaver USAZ

Yugashima JAPN