Homestake Mine (Nevada)

Homestake Mine
LocationClark County, Nevada
Nearest citySearchlight, Nevada
NRHP reference No.85001601
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 1985[1]

Homestake Mine is located in the Newberry Mountains near Searchlight, Nevada.[2] It is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places[3] for activities between 1850 and 1924. Gold and silver were mined.[4]

History

The mine operated from the 1930s to 1953 and tapped the Silver King Vein.[5]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1985.[6]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homestake Group Mine
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places". Retrieved March 20, 2007.
  4. ^ "Lake Mead National Recreation Area Cottonwood History". Archived from the original on October 14, 2006. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
  5. ^ "Hackberry Silver Project". Archived from the original on March 6, 2001. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
  6. ^ "Nevada Entries in the National Register of Historic Places". Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2007.

35°12′07″N 114°35′46″W / 35.20194°N 114.59611°W / 35.20194; -114.59611


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