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From the Archives: Another Big Smelter in Greenwater District.

Jack Hamm

27 Apr 2024

Mohawk Mine, Silver Peak District, a site of progress and tragedy

🪦If you visit, please stay out of the mine workings, for your safety, and out of respect for the three men entombed in this mine. Silver Peak District Background (1860s–1940s) Silver Peak is one of the oldest mining areas in Nevada, first settled in 1864 after gold and silver

08 Jun 2025 13 min read

Further afield: The Death Valley Mine that isn't anywhere near Death Valley

The First False Advertising It’s easy to be misled by the name since the Death Valley Mine isn’t actually in Death Valley National Park at all. This historic mining site lies roughly 70 miles southwest of Death Valley, on the northeast slope of the New York Mountains in

09 Apr 2025 13 min read

Stacks, Sticks, and Brass: A Field Guide to Survey Marks

Not far from the crumbling remains of the Confidence Mine, I wandered through the sunbaked emptiness of Death Valley. The wind moved through the canyons, whispering like it had stories to tell—maybe about the miners who once chased their fortunes here, maybe just about the heat. I wasn’t

25 Feb 2025 16 min read

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