Nevada · Humboldt County
Plant

Preble Mine

Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverMercury
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsChalcopyrite, Clay, Goethite, Gold, Lepidocrocite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1984
Discovery year1972
Identification
Deposit ID10149235
Alternate namesPreble
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.99429, -117.39426
References
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