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North Star and Gold Coin Mines

North Star and Gold Coin Mines

Dan and I visited these mines in the autumn of 2008. I couldn’t find much history on either of these two small mines. They both look to have minor production and are seldom visited. We found an oven or furnace at the end of our trip. Its origins and

Mohawk Mine

Mohawk Mine

This medium-sized, multi-level mine had a fairly prolonged period of activity dating back to the 1920s. It is a more modern mine than we usually go check out, but we heard that a mining company was examining it to be mined as an open pit. We wanted to get out

Mayflower Mill

Mayflower Mill

The Mayflower Mill is one of the last fully intact mills in the Silverton, Colorado area. Also known as the Shenandoah-Dives Mill, it was the most advanced flotation mill of its time. It has a long working history. Opened in the 1920s, it survived the Great Depression and WWII and

San Juan Chief Mill

San Juan Chief Mill

This scenic ruined mill site was built in the late 1890s and never saw ore from its namesake, the San Juan Chief mine. It is the second mill to be built on this site. In 1900, it had two roasting furnaces and fifteen stamps. My photos are from a trip

Rio Pinto Arrastra

Rio Pinto Arrastra

We didn't know its history when we found this triple arrastra site. I had guessed that it was built by early Mexican prospectors around the 1860s or 1870s. Since then, I’ve done some research, come across a few old references, and pieced together some history. The arrastras

Merger Mine

Merger Mine

The Bellehelen Merger Mine was a remote gold and silver mine that mainly worked from 1906 to the 1930s and was the principal mine of the district. There was an active camp with a fifty-ton cyanide mill here at one time. Not much is left these days. The mill is

Sanger Mine

Sanger Mine

Dan and I came across this abandoned but modern mine on an exploration trip in 2008. This is Central Nevada, and some mining companies are developing mines out here. It was a nice little find. We explored most of it but probably missed a level or so. GPS