Nevada · Eureka County
Plant

Gold Quarry/Tusc/Mac

Eureka County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverMercury
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Mercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsArsenopyrite, Barite, Calcite, Cinnabar, Galena, Gold, Kaolinite, Pyrite, Quartz, Realgar, Sericite, Stibnite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1986
Discovery year1977
Identification
Deposit ID10222664
MRDS IDM232287
Alternate namesSouth Operations Area, Mac, Maggie Creek - 0320110182 Depleted, Tusc - 0320110396, Gold Quarry
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.78461, -116.21482
References
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