White Pine mining district

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The White Pine mining district is a historic mineral-rich area in eastern Nevada known for its extensive copper and other metal mining operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic place ⓘ
mining district ⓘ
associatedIndustry ore milling ⓘ
smelting ⓘ
category Historic mining districts in Nevada ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currentStatus largely inactive mining area ⓘ
developmentStart 19th century ⓘ
economicActivity hard‑rock mining ⓘ
environmentalIssue land disturbance from mining ⓘ
legacy mine waste ⓘ
geologicalSetting Basin and Range extensional terrain ⓘ
governedBy State of Nevada ⓘ
linked to: Nevada
hasHeritage mining heritage ⓘ
hasResource copper ore ⓘ
gold ore ⓘ
lead ore ⓘ
silver ore ⓘ
zinc ore ⓘ
historicUse industrial copper production ⓘ
impact regional economic development in eastern Nevada ⓘ
knownFor copper mining ⓘ
historic mining activity ⓘ
metal mining ⓘ
locatedIn White Pine County, Nevada ⓘ
eastern Nevada ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Egan Range ⓘ
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Great Basin ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear Ely, Nevada ⓘ
miningMethod open‑pit mining ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ
oreType oxide ores ⓘ
sulfide ores ⓘ
partOf Basin and Range Province ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
significantPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
transportInfrastructure historic mining roads ⓘ
rail connections to smelters ⓘ

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Ruth, Nevada → partOf → White Pine mining district ⓘ