United Comstock Mining Company Records
Scope and Contents
The United Comstock Mining Company Records contains copies of weekly progress reports for each of these individual mines: Challenge, Challenge-Jacket-Imperial, Confidence, Crown Point, Imperial Consolidated, Imperial Empire, Jacket-Crown Point-Belcher, Overman, and Yellow Jacket. The reports discuss length of tunnels, yields of ore, presence of various types of rock and water, and drain projects. Also included is a plan of "6055 Sub Level and No. 1 Sub Haulage level" and deeds for mining claims acquired by the company (1918-1922).
Dates
- 1865-1923
Creator
- United Comstock Mines Company (Creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Administrative History
The United Comstock Mining Company was a Nevada corporation organized in 1920 as a subsidiary of the Metals Exploration Company. The company bought up and worked nine Virginia City, Nevada, mines including the Challenge, Challenge-Jacket-Imperial, Confidence, Crown Point, Imperial Consolidated, Imperial Empire, Jacket-Crown Point-Belcher, Overman, and Yellow Jacket mines.
Extent
0.41 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The United Comstock Mining Company was a Nevada corporation organized in 1920 as a subsidiary of the Metals Exploration Company that bought up and worked nine Virginia City, Nevada, mines including the Challenge, Challenge-Jacket-Imperial, Confidence, Crown Point, Imperial Consolidated, Imperial Empire, Jacket-Crown Point-Belcher, Overman, and Yellow Jacket mines. The collection contains copies of weekly progress reports that discuss length of tunnels, yields of ore, presence of various types of rock and water, and drain projects.
Arrangement
Arranged by name of individual mine and then chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by USGS via University of Nevada, Reno Mines Library on May 10, 1983.
- Challenge Mine (Nev.)
- Challenge-Jacket-Imperial Mine (Nev.)
- Comstock Lode (Nev.)
- Confidence Mine (Nev.)
- Crown Point Gold and Silver Mining Company
- Deeds
- Imperial Consolidated Mine (Nev.)
- Imperial Empire Mine (Nev.)
- Jacket-Crown Point-Belcher Mines Company
- Maps
- Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada
- Overman Mine (Nev.)
- Silver mines and mining -- Nevada
- United Comstock Mines Company
- Yellow Jacket Silver Mining Company
Creator
- United Comstock Mines Company (Creator, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the United Comstock Mining Company Records
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu