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Sally Ann Mine

Sally Ann Mine

Unknown to most people, there used to be a mining camp at the southeast corner of the Racetrack. A cabin and two enclosed yards belonging to the Sally Ann Mine, sitting on the alluvial fan a mile out across the playa. The Park Service removed the buildings, almost certainly because

Painter Mine (Dixie, Idaho)

Painter Mine (Dixie, Idaho)

Lost Burro Mine

Lost Burro Mine

Bourke Lee wrote in the 1930s: "There is a Lost Burro Mine on almost every mountain." Prospectors spent so much time chasing their wandering burros through the desert hills that the animals became their best prospecting partners. The Lost Burro in the Cottonwood Mountains of northern Death Valley

Cyty's Mill

Cyty's Mill

Just north of the well-known Keane Wonder Mine site lies Cyty's Mill, a smaller, seldom-visited mill site and cabin. A short hike along the base of the Funeral Mountains will lead you past scenic Keane Wonder Springs to John Cyty's 1910 cabin and mill, which processed

Tungsten Mine (Okanogan)

Tungsten Mine (Okanogan)

Despite having plenty written about it, the Tungsten Mine is surprisingly hard to find good information on. There are countless disagreeing dates and details of the operation. Some individual reports even contradict themselves on the history of the mine. At various times the mine was known as the: Tungsten Mine,

Skelton Mill

Skelton Mill

Hidden in a dense forest about a mile above Lake Mary (in the Mammoth Lakes area) lies a mysterious mill site dating back to the late 1890s. Although the passing years have not been kind to the mill, old foundations and a few unique mill artifacts remain today. The site

Old Sam Mine (Camas)

Old Sam Mine (Camas)