Broken Hills

Broken Hills
Location of Broken Hills in Nevada [1]
Highest point
Elevation 1,953 m (6,407 ft)
Geography
Country United States
State Nevada
District Churchill County
Range coordinates 39°6′12.730″N 117°58′10.434″W / 39.10353611°N 117.96956500°W / 39.10353611; -117.96956500Coordinates: 39°6′12.730″N 117°58′10.434″W / 39.10353611°N 117.96956500°W / 39.10353611; -117.96956500
Topo map USGS Quartz Mountain

The Broken Hills, or Broken Hills Range, is a mountain range bordering Churchill County, Nevada[1] and Mineral County, Nevada.[2][3]

History

Joseph Arthur and James Stratford discovered the Broken Hills district in 1913, and were the first prospectors to find ore worth mining.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Broken Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ↑ "Broken Hills Mine, Broken Hills District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  3. ↑ "Broken Hills - Nevada Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  4. ↑ "Broken Hills - Nevada Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  5. ↑ Lincoln, Francis Church (1923). Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada. https://books.google.com/books?id=Bmc1AAAAIAAJ&pg=RA3-PA2&lpg=RA3-PA2&dq=Joseph+Arthur+and+James+Stratford,+the+founders+of+Broken+Hills&source=bl&ots=Mle4xPHTOL&sig=DqdyybLLnUVf0yZUVJwEOwY-nFM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidh_z2yu_RAhUM4mMKHb4yBTMQ6AEIMjAE#v=onepage&q=Joseph%20Arthur&f=false: Nevada Newsletter Publishing Company. p. 2.


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