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Ames Camp
Roy Ames located some fluorspar claims in the hills above this little camp in 1941, but it doesn’t appear that he produced much, if any, fluorite. I suspect some of the buildings were already here by that time, but he probably improved them. Roy passed away in 1966 and
Victorine Mine
I’ve known about this mine for a long time but had avoided it because it was so close to town. I figured everything had already been carted off and the mine reclaimed. Over the course of the last year or so, I had multiple sources bring it up. It
Senator Mine
High on top of a mountain in central Nevada is the Senator Mine. The history of this quicksilver mine is a little hard to follow as the property changed hands a few times and recorded owners and production are missing, but from what I can tell, the mine was first