Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondarySilver, Lead, Gold
TertiaryManganese, Iron
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsGalena, Siderite, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1864
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID10222350
MRDS IDM032013
Alternate namesCombined Metals Reduction No. 2, Caselton, Raymond and Ely
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.91916, -114.48274
References
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