Atlanta Millsite
This was a modern gold and silver mill out in Eastern Nevada. It had been on operational stand-by for the last few years and was last operated by the Standard Slag Company.
King Midas Mine
I meet up with Dan and Sharon to hike up to the seldom-visited King Midas mine. It was mainly worked around the WWII era, which is a bit later than many of the others in the region. The tramway was a highlight of the hike for me. It is 3,
Wall Street Mill
The Wall Street Mill is Joshua Tree National Park’s most intact remaining historic gold stamp mill. Finding a stamp mill like this is rare these days. I’m grateful the NPS has preserved it for future generations to enjoy.
History
Once owned and operated by renowned prospector and rancher
Bennettville Ghost Camp
Bennettville (once called Tioga) was a small mine camp in the high Sierra with that typical ghost town story of boom and bust of a big strike that never panned out.
History
Part of the Tioga Mining District, Bennettville was built to support one mine, the Great Sierra, and its
Golden Crown Mine
The Golden Crown mine is up at 10,640 ft along the Sierra crest in Yosemite National Park. The hike to get up there is a nice 3.7 mile and 950 ft hike to the mine right at Mono Pass. The views of Mono Lake from this high vantage
Santa Fe Mine
Honeycomb Stamp Mill
We stopped by to check out this three-stamp mill made by Merralls Mill Co. in the western Sierra Nevada. It is a neat find. You don’t see many three-stamp mills around.