Nevada · Lander County
Plant

Battle Mountain Complex

Lander County, Nevada, United States
SilverGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1985
Discovery year1981
Identification
Deposit ID10295443
MRDS IDWOO2904
Alternate namesBattle Mountain Gold, Pheonix, Reona, Fortitude Deposit Depleted, Surprise, Battle Mountain Copper Basin, Copper Canyon Tungsten Deposit, Battle Mountain Mine, Copper Canyon Mine, Battle Mountain-Copper Canyon, Battle Mtn Property, Copper Basin Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates40.5199, -117.12124
References
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