Pioche mining district
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The Pioche mining district is a historic silver and lead mining area centered around the town of Pioche in southeastern Nevada, known for its rich ore deposits and boomtown past in the late 19th century.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
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mining district ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Pioche, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pioche silver rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Pioche, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | Pioche townsite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus | largely inactive mining area ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
limited small-scale mining ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| discoveryOfOre | 1860s ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
NERFINISHED
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United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalIssues |
abandoned mine safety hazards
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mine waste and tailings ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
abandoned mine workings
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historic headframes ⓘ mine dumps ⓘ old smelter sites ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important early mining center in Lincoln County
ⓘ
major Nevada silver-lead camp ⓘ |
| historicalUse | hard-rock mining ⓘ |
| hostRock |
limestone
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sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century mining boom
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boomtown history ⓘ rich lead ore deposits ⓘ rich silver ore deposits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
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Nevada ⓘ southeastern Nevada ⓘ |
| majorCommodity |
lead
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silver ⓘ |
| miningMethods | underground stoping ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pioche, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Panaca, Nevada
NERFINISHED
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US Route 93 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType | silver-lead sulfide ores ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nevada mining districts
NERFINISHED
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Pioche Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakProductionPeriod | 1870s ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction |
Lincoln County government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
aerial tramways
ⓘ
wagon roads ⓘ |
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