Nivloc Mine

The Nivloc was first discovered in the early 1900s and worked on a small basis by Mr. Colvin (Nivloc spelled backward). In 1937, Desert Silver, Inc. built a 200-ton mill here and worked the mine until 1943. These were the peak years for the mine and during this time it was Nevada’s largest silver producer with 4.6 million ounces of silver and 18,000 oz of gold.

Nivloc Mine

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Lids?

Metal lids.

The trestle is the main attraction here. Not many left.

Mill ruins.

We wander around the mill foundations.

Hundreds of broken crucibles from the assayor's office.

Trestle and headframe.

Walking on the trestle is fun.

Another look at the trestle.

48' tall headframe over a 600' two-compartment shaft. On the 600' level is an inclined 'A' winze down to the 900' level. On the 900' level is a 'D' winze down to the 1100' level. There is roughly 24,000' of workings on at least 6 levels.

Nivloc.

The equipment building.

All that is left is an electric motor.

Compressed air tank.