Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryGold, Lead, Silver
TertiaryIron, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Galena, Psilomelane, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Siderite, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1947
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10198628
MRDS IDM032032
Alternate namesSt. Patrick Mining Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.87076, -114.60644
References
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