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Raymond and Ely extension, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USAi
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Raymond and Ely extensionDeposit
Pioche Mining DistrictMining District
Lincoln CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 55' 49'' North , 114° 26' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pioche1,002 (2011)1.0km
Panaca963 (2011)16.2km
Caliente1,109 (2017)35.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
57658
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:57658:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sec 23 T1N R67E

Deposit: No commercial ore has been discovered. The main shoot was covered by 100 ft of shale and the only surface exposure was thin seams in shale considerable low-grade (1909) ore was encountered below water level with grade increasing with depth. Discovery year: 1860's

Development: Yuba leasing co. Active on the property in 1914, found good ore shoot on 900 level. In 1868, f.l.a. Pioche deputed charles e. Hoffman to purchase claims. He secured some of the best claims which pioche later conveyed to the meadow valley mining co. Which he organized for that purpose

Geology: A zone of massive black zn-pb-fe sulfide ore, several ft wide, was encountered along quartzite footwall. Ore was named "black lead" and was not of value to early miners. Ore was located below 1,200 ft level.

Rock formation(s): Combined Metals Member Of Pioche Shale


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4 valid minerals.

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Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AgSilver
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4

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