Western Nevada and the Black Rock Desert
Cambridge Huntington Mill
Aug 1, 2012 1 min
These mines of this district were first worked in the 1860s when the discovery of the Comstock brought miners to the area and they started to explore the surrounding hills for more rich bodies of ore.
The real interesting thing about this mine is the Huntington mill that is still here. The mill uses iron rollers to crush the ore in a similar method as an arrastra, except with the Huntington mill the rollers crush the ore on the side of the pan instead of the bottom. The date on the mill is 1886, so it had to be installed after that. The gasoline engine used to drive the mill suggests a working date after the 1900s as well. The tailings from the mill suggest that it was never a big producer and possibly it was worked intermittently over a long period of time.
Not too many Huntington mills left in the backcountry, so it is a rare treat.
Silver Dyke Mine
The mine was first worked for gold and silver by Chas Noble in 1915 and later developed into a multi-level mine and worked for tungsten to at least 1956. The few thousand feet of workings are developed along an impressive scheelite vein (the dyke) that stretches across the mountainside for
Mine near the Endowment Mine
Back in 2014, we returned to Nevada to do some mine exploring. We found a couple of new sites and made some discoveries at some old favorites. This was a new discovery near the Endowment Mine. I haven't come across any of the history on this place but it
Guy Starbuck Aug 10, 2018
Gold Hitt Stamp Mill
In 2006, we took a side trip to check out the remains of a hidden 10 stamp and cyanide mill. The mine and mill were worked around 1915. There isn't that much left of the mill even though it is in a remote location.
Guy Starbuck Aug 7, 2018