Nevada · Lincoln County
Past Producer

Bristol Silver Mines

Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
LeadZincSilverManganeseGoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
TertiaryZinc, Silver, Manganese, Gold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsAnglesite, Cerussite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1871
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10222278
MRDS IDM242423
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.08186, -114.61694
References
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