White Pine mining district
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The White Pine mining district is a historic mineral-rich area in eastern Nevada known for its extensive copper and other metal mining operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White Pine mining district canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
ⓘ
mining district ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
ore milling
ⓘ
smelting ⓘ |
| category | Historic mining districts in Nevada ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentStatus | largely inactive mining area ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 19th century ⓘ |
| economicActivity | hard‑rock mining ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
land disturbance from mining
ⓘ
legacy mine waste ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Basin and Range extensional terrain ⓘ |
| governedBy | State of Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | mining heritage ⓘ |
| hasResource |
copper ore
ⓘ
gold ore ⓘ lead ore ⓘ silver ore ⓘ zinc ore ⓘ |
| historicUse | industrial copper production ⓘ |
| impact | regional economic development in eastern Nevada ⓘ |
| knownFor |
copper mining
ⓘ
historic mining activity ⓘ metal mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
White Pine County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Egan Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPhysiographicRegion | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ely, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
open‑pit mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| oreType |
oxide ores
ⓘ
sulfide ores ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
historic mining roads
ⓘ
rail connections to smelters ⓘ |
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