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Eastern Nevada

Eastern Nevada, including Great Basin National Park, the Basin and Range National Monument, and the Ruby and Schell Creek mountain ranges

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Diamond Tunnel Camp

Diamond Tunnel Camp

After visiting the Victorine Mine on a trip to Nevada years ago, our next big stop was the old camp of Prospect and the Diamond Tunnel. Like other mines in the Eureka district, this mine was discovered in the 1860s, but the camp wasn’t settled until around 1885. It

"Keystone Silver" Mine

"Keystone Silver" Mine

After a few days of long drives in Nevada, we ended up at a remote mine that doesn’t see many visitors – my favorite kind of mine. We visited a few of the mines out there, but most of them didn’t have much to offer outside of long cross-

Bristol Silver Mine Camp

Bristol Silver Mine Camp

This was a huge mine camp with a long history of operation that we were able to get a private tour of in 2003. At the time, the camp was guarded full-time by caretakers. They showed us around and gave a great tour, even allowing us to go underground

Bristol Silver Tramway

Bristol Silver Tramway

Part of the Bristol Silver Mine, the tramway hauled ore over the mountain from the mine to the railhead. Only a few tramways still stand, and this double-rope one is quite impressive. I first checked out this tramway in 2003. In 2013, we made two trips up to the

"DRV" Mine

"DRV" Mine

A few years ago, we visited an immense underground mine, spending hours underground exploring its twisting passageways late into the night. The haulage adit is a steep 800-foot decline to the main body of workings. That is a long drop just to get to the start of the mine!

Jackrabbit Mine

Jackrabbit Mine

This mine was worked as early as the 1880s and produced $2.5M dollars before 1906. It continued to be active until 1959. That is a long time, and total production could be as high as $10M, but some of the recorded production is lost to history. That’s a

Bristol Silver Mine

Bristol Silver Mine

This mine is extensive, and we didn't get the chance to explore it all. Most of the ore in this mine was mined from the 1920s to the 1950s, netting millions in profits. The main shaft is over 1,700 ft deep, with greater than thirteen miles of