Nevada · Elko County
Plant

Bootstrap/Capstone/Tara Mine

Elko County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverMercuryZincLeadCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryMercury, Zinc, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1996
Discovery year1946
Identification
Deposit ID10295132
MRDS IDM232818
Alternate namesAntimony Creek, Boulder Creek - 0320070313, Bootstrap Mine Dump, Antimony Pete, Antimony IkeBootstrap Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.0191, -116.41733
References
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