Commodities
TertiarySilica, Magnesite, Gold, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Fluorite, Jasper
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1970
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10295372
Alternate namesSpar Mine, Pine Creek Prospect, Carlson Prospect, Horseshoe, Northern Horseshoe, Higrade, North Star Group, Perkins Claim, Rocket Group and Big Jim, Perkins Prospect, Jumbo Prospect, White Horse
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.15105, -115.65647
References
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