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Central Nevada

Central Nevada, including the Toiyabe, Toquima, and Monitor ranges

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Atlas Gold Bar Mill

Atlas Gold Bar Mill

We found this huge abandoned gold mill out in Nevada a few years back. It is similar in size and scope to the Atlanta Mill that we visited some time ago. This mill was abandoned in the 90s and has sat idle since. Vandals have ransacked some of the place,

Sapphire Tunnel Cave

Sapphire Tunnel Cave

We’ve known about this cave for some time, but it wasn’t until 2015 that we were finally able to put together a trip to see if we could find it. After a few hours of climbing ladders and walking miles into the center of a mountain, we reached

Van Ness Mine

Van Ness Mine

We were out on an exploration trip in the high mountains of central Nevada in 2008, and I talked our group into a side trip to check out this mining camp. It turned out to be a small camp with little left except a retort and a few buildings, but

Illinois Mine

Illinois Mine

Lead-silver and gold ores were first discovered here in 1874, and the little camp of Lodi was formed. The town had at least 100 residents by 1878. By 1880, the boom was over, and the mine had produced over $400,000. Things were quiet until the mine came to life

Eden Creek Ranch

Eden Creek Ranch

Eden Creek Ranch was a small family ranch and the center of the community for the mines up in the hills above it. According to Helen Fallini, Giovanni Fallini employed Abe Arigoni to build a stone ranch house at Eden Creek around 1910. The Fallini family lived there and supplied

South Gold Mill

South Gold Mill

Clyde Terrell started the South Gold Mining Company, which bought the South Gold mine around 1926 from Frank McMullen. The mine was developed along a 1,000 ft adit (which is now caved), a 500 ft adit, and a 300 ft one. The mill itself was hand-built by millwright Guy

Nevada Triumph Mine

Nevada Triumph Mine

The mine was worked for gold and silver in the late 1920s by George Chubey. It was never a profitable endeavor. George would work the mine until he ran out of money, then go to town and get a job, save up some money, and return to work the mine