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Alkali Flat Native Site

Alkali Flat Native Site

We met up with a group of friends out in the remote desert of Nevada just off US- 95 to visit a small native site. Turns out there is much more out in these small unassuming hills than I would have guessed. I was asked not to disclose this site.

Cole Spring Mine Cabin

Cole Spring Mine Cabin

Dan and I decided that February is a fine time to go into central Nevada for some exploring… Unsurprisingly, it was cold and windy out there… very cold. They were some of the coldest nights I’ve ever tried to sleep in Nevada. While driving in these icy, windswept hills,

Hillside Mine

Hillside Mine

On a trip to Eastern Nevada, I hiked to the top of a mountain in search of this remote backcountry mine. It was still early in the season, and plenty of snow was on the ground. On the north slope, I fell into some snowdrifts up to my waist! I

Nivloc Mine

Nivloc Mine

The Nivloc was first discovered in the early 1900s and worked briefly by Mr. Colvin (Nivloc spelled backward). In 1937, Desert Silver, Inc. built a 200-ton mill here and worked the mine until 1943. These were the peak years for the mine, and during this time, it was Nevada’

Rattlesnake Canyon Petroglyphs

Rattlesnake Canyon Petroglyphs

This is a collection of two very close sites in remote western Nevada. They are medium-sized sites with a variety of Western Desert Archaic petroglyph designs. We have visited the site a few times over the years. The site also has a 1909 inscription by Roy Hunter. The Hunter

Caselton Mill

Caselton Mill

The mine, also known as the Combined Metals Mine, was first discovered in 1864 as a high-grade silver deposit. Prior to 1941, the ores were milled in Utah, which was costly to transport, but in 1937, an electric transmission line was put in from Hoover Dam just for the

White Caps Mine

White Caps Mine

The 75-ton mill is the first thing you see when you come to this mine site. The mine was discovered in 1905 and first worked in 1912 for gold, later for mercury and antimony as the ore tenor changed with depth. The new mill was built in 1917, and