Chollar - Potosi Mining Co.

Chollar - Potosi Mining Co. (HMEKN)

Location: Virginia City, NV 89440 Storey County
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N 39° 18.186', W 119° 39.117'

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Comstock Historical Landmark No. 6

— 615 South F. Street, Virginia City, NV —

Founded by William "Billy" Chollar (pronounced collar) in 1859, the original Chollar claim was 1,400 feet in length and 400 feet in width. In 1861, the nearby Potosi mine discovered an ore body that dipped into Chollar and brought suit to recover it. Later, when Chollar found rich ore that reached into the Polosi and filed suit, it started one of the costliest litigation cases in Comstock history.
Eventually 1.3 million was expended in court costs defending these cases.

In April, 1865 the two companies merged to form the Chollar - Potosi Mining Co. It was the first mine on the Comstock to generate electric power.
Total production was $17 million from 1861 to the 1920's, making it the 5th largest producer in Comstock history. In 1963, the Chollar opened to the public and began conducting mine tours during Spring and Summer months.
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Marker Number6
Year Placed2009
Placed ByMarshall Earth Resources, Hugh Roy Marshall, Virginia City, Nevada
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Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 10:57am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 271329 N 4353766
Decimal Degrees39.30310000, -119.65195000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 18.186', W 119° 39.117'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 18' 11.16" N, 119° 39' 7.02" W
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Area Code(s)775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 146 D St, Virginia City NV 89440, US
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