Nevada · Clark County
Plant

Potosi Mine

Clark County, Nevada, United States
ZincCopperGoldLeadSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
TertiaryCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsCerussite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1905
Discovery year1855
Identification
Deposit ID10149828
Alternate namesComet, Potesi
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.96109, -115.53754
References
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