Caliente Cobalt Mining Co., Chief Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Caliente Cobalt Mining Co. | County |
| Chief Mining District | Mining District |
| Lincoln County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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37° 41' 20'' North , 114° 31' 22'' West
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Development: Took over the 3 patented claims and a large part of the district in 1931, encompassing 35 claims. 76 tons ore shipped in 1934, 189 tons in 1935 at which time 250 ft of development work had been done and 3 men were employed. A new vertical shaft was being sunk in 1937 to extract deeper ores.
Encompassed the Advance, Old Democrat, Contact, Gold Stake and Republic Mines For A Time
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| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
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| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
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| H | Hydrogen | |
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| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
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- Lincoln County
- Chief Mining District
- Caliente Cobalt Mining Co.
- Chief Mining District
- Lincoln County
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