Homestake Mine (Nevada)

Homestake Mine
Location Clark County, Nevada
Nearest city Searchlight, Nevada
Architect Unknown
NRHP reference # 85001601
Added to NRHP July 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 Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homestake Group Mine
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places". Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  4. ↑ "Lake Mead National Recreation Area Cottonwood History". Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  5. ↑ "Hackberry Silver Project". Archived from the original on 2001-03-06. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  6. ↑ "Nevada Entries in the National Register of Historic Places". Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2007-03-20.

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


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