Nevada · Humboldt County
Plant

Pinson

Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverMercury
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Mercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Chalcedony, Chert, Cinnabar, Gold, Kaolinite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1981
Discovery year1972
Identification
Deposit ID10149740
MRDS IDM232744
Alternate namesOgee-Pinson, Pinson Mine and Mill
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates41.12909, -117.27176
References
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