Homestake Mine (Nevada)

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Homestake Mine
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Location Clark County, Nevada
Nearest city Searchlight, 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]

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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" . 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.

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