Nevada · Esmeralda County
Plant

Goldfield Mine

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBismuthinite, Calaverite, Chalcopyrite, Famatinite, Galena, Gold, Gypsum, Halloysite, Hessite, Jasper, Limonite, Petzite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Sylvanite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1984
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10173919
MRDS IDM242277
Alternate namesGoldfield Consolidated Main Vein, Columbia Mtn. East Tunnel, Check Out These Properties:, Goldfield Mill 0320099018, Goldfield Vector 0320090727, Goldfield Geochen 0320090744, Coulmbia Mtn. West TunnelGoldfield, Goldfield Project, Columbia 0320090273, Columbia Mt. Alunite 0320090030
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates37.72495, -117.22061
References
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