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NV - Elko County,1980 - Jerritt Canyon Project Gold Plated Ingot

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Bullion Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
NV - Elko County,1980 - Jerritt Canyon Project Gold Plated Ingot
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
On the front; Fine 999.9, Jerritt Canyon Project, Elko County, Nevada, 1980, A Joint Venture of Freeport Gold Company, FMC Gold Corporation. This shiny gold plated ingot weighs 7.60 troy ounces.

Over 7 million ounces of gold have been extracted from the Jerritt Canyon District since gold was first discovered there in 1972. Official mining operations began sometime around 1981 and this ingot was most likely made as a keepsake for shareholders of the mine. The mine has changed ownership many times over the years but began as a partnership between the Freeport Company and FMC which later became known as Freeport-McMoran.