Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Iron, Tin, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Hematite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1893
Discovery year1869
Identification
Deposit ID10124974
Alternate namesNevada United Claims, Copperreid, Iron Prospect, Twin Tunnels, Copper Butte
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.8482, -118.18377
References
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