Homestake Mine (Nevada)

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]

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

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 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.


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