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 and
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 top.
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!
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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
Lida Wash Petroglyphs
Lida Wash, in the Palmetto Mountains of western Nevada, doesn't see much traffic. While on our way to another petroglyph site, we spotted these very faint petroglyphs carved into volcanic ash.
The petroglyphs appear to be of the Desert Archaic Abstract style. They blend in very well and
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