Manhattan mining district
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The Manhattan mining district is a historic gold- and silver-producing area in Nye County, Nevada, known for early 20th-century mining booms and numerous underground and open-pit operations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manhattan Mining District | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
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mining district ⓘ |
| administrativeUnit | Nye County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Manhattan townsite
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Toquima mining region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boomPeriod |
World War I era
NERFINISHED
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circa 1905–1907 ⓘ |
| contains |
mill sites
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mine dumps ⓘ open-pit mines ⓘ prospects ⓘ underground mines ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developmentStart | early 1900s ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
hard-rock mining
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mineral exploration ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern | mine waste and tailings ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | Tertiary volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| hasResource |
gold-bearing quartz veins
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precious metals ⓘ silver-bearing veins ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic mining landscape ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of early 20th-century Nevada mining camp development ⓘ |
| hostRock | volcanic flows and tuffs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early 20th-century mining boom
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gold production ⓘ silver production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Basin region
NERFINISHED
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Nevada ⓘ Nye County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Toquima Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
cyanide heap leaching
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open-pit mining ⓘ underground stoping ⓘ |
| near | Manhattan, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType |
disseminated gold deposits
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epithermal vein deposits ⓘ |
| partOf | Nevada gold mining regions ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | gold ⓘ |
| region | western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryCommodity | silver ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| status | partially inactive mining area ⓘ |
| surveyedBy |
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
NERFINISHED
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United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Manhattan Mining District