Nevada · Eureka County
Plant

Horse Canyon Pit Cortez Complex

Eureka County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBarite, Clay, Gold, Iron Oxides-Hydrated, Jarosite, Jasper, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1981
Identification
Deposit ID10246495
MRDS IDM242255
Alternate namesCortez Mine 0320150509, Cortez Mill 0320159011, Gold Acres 0320150008, Horse Canyon
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.14711, -116.54672
References
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