Rochester mining district
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The Rochester mining district is a historic and active silver and gold mining area in Pershing County, Nevada, known for significant precious metal production since the late 19th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruth mine (historical association) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
ⓘ
mining district ⓘ |
| contains |
abandoned mine workings
ⓘ
historic mining structures ⓘ mine dumps ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declinePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| discovered | 1860s ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
important gold producer in Nevada
ⓘ
major silver producer in Nevada ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern | mine waste management ⓘ |
| hasResourceType | precious metals ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Lower Rochester (ghost town)
NERFINISHED
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Rochester, Nevada (ghost town) NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Rochester (ghost town) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicUse | hard-rock mining ⓘ |
| hostRock | volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
significant gold production
ⓘ
significant silver production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Basin
NERFINISHED
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Nevada ⓘ Pershing County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochester Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorDevelopmentPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
open-pit mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| near | Lovelock, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMine |
Coeur Rochester mine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada Packard mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Coeur Rochester mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Coeur Mining, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType |
disseminated silver-gold deposits
ⓘ
epithermal vein deposits ⓘ |
| partOf | Rochester mining area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakProductionEra |
1910s
ⓘ
1920s ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| processingMethod |
heap leaching
ⓘ
milling ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Nevada ⓘ |
| reopened | 1980s ⓘ |
| revivalPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| secondaryCommodity | base metals ⓘ |
| status |
active mining area
ⓘ
historic mining district ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ruth mine (historical association)