Nevada · Nye County
Plant

Manhattan Mine

Nye County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsAdularia, Calcite, Electrum, Gold, Iron Oxides-Hydrated, Manganese Ox-Hydrous, Pyrite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1980
Discovery year1866
Identification
Deposit ID10150517
Alternate namesLittle Grey, Reilly Fraction, St. George, Manhattan Gold Mine, Nellie Grey, Manhattan Consolidated Mine, Big Four, Mayflower, Iron Queen, Iron King, Gold Wedge, Jumping Jack, June, Stray Dog, Skookum, Manhattan Project, Virginia, Annie Lauri, Union No. 9, Indian Camp Claim, Joker Fraction
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.53713, -117.07842
References
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