Delamar mining district
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The Delamar mining district is a historic gold-mining area in Nevada known for its late 19th- and early 20th-century production and the ghost town of Delamar.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold mining district
ⓘ
historic mining district ⓘ |
| approximateStartOfMining | 1890s ⓘ |
| contains |
Delamar ghost town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delamar, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | historic site ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| environment | arid desert ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
abandoned mine workings
ⓘ
mill ruins ⓘ tailings piles ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | ghost town area ⓘ |
| historicUse | hard-rock gold mining ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ghost town of Delamar
ⓘ
gold production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ southern Nevada desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph Raphael De Lamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherCommodity | silver ⓘ |
| partOf | Nevada mining districts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakProductionPeriod |
1890s
ⓘ
early 1900s ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | gold ⓘ |
| region | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| status | inactive mining district ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | unimproved roads ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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