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From the Archives: Another Big Smelter in Greenwater District.

  • Jack Hamm

Jack Hamm

27 Apr 2024
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The Hanging Cliff Mine: A Forgotten Corner of the Skidoo District

The Hanging Cliff Mine: A Forgotten Corner of the Skidoo District

Death Valley National Park, Panamint Range The wilderness boundary sign marks the old road to the Hanging Cliff Mine (and further east, the Garibaldi Mine). Once you pass it, the eastern Skidoo district opens up around you, a broad plateau ringed by canyon edges, the salt flats of Death Valley
05 Apr 2026 8 min read
A beautiful view of the Inyo and White Mountains from the slopes of Silver Peak above the Mohawk Mine.

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

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
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