Nevada · Pershing County
Plant

Rochester Mine

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
SilverGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsAcanthite, Argentite, Arsenopyrite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Electrum, Iron Oxides-Hydrated, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stromeyerite, Tetrahedrite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1905
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10247172
MRDS IDM060371
Alternate namesSilver State, Rochester Canyon Tungsten, Nenzel Hill, Coeur-RochesterRochester, Rochester Mines 0320270324, Coeur-Rochester Open Pit, Rochester Group Mine, Rochester Merger Mines 0320270658, Rochester Canyon Placer Gold
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates40.2896, -118.15017
References
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