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Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
This is a area that produced most of the rare phosphate minerals. It is now fairly well cleaned out of collectable rock. Image by Wm. Wise Sept. 2002. |
| © Wm. Wise (2006) | Photo ID: 125931 View Count: 179 |
Entrance to the new decline |
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Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
The tiny white dot in the center is a collector's lamp at the "phosphate stope" area see map). The thin bedded rocks are shale, sandstone, and phosphorite--the host rocks of the lead-silver bearing veins. Image by Wm. Wise Sept. 2002. |
| © Wm. Wise (2006) | Photo ID: 125930 View Count: 158 |
Main entrance to the mine |
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Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
The entrance to the new decline is just behind the black, waste pile. Image taken on a rainy day in September 2002 by W. Wise. |
| © Wm. Wise (2006) | Photo ID: 125932 View Count: 148 |
Map of the workings with principal collecting areas. |
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Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
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