Potosi Mining District
Potosi | |
Ruins near Potosi Spring | |
Location | S of Las Vegas off I-15 near Potosi Pass |
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Nearest city | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Area | 9,600 acres (3,900 ha) |
MPS | Site |
NRHP reference No. | 74001144 |
Added to NRHP | November 13, 1974 |
The Potosi Mining District, or Potosi, was an area in Clark County of southern Nevada, U.S. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and includes three structures.[1] The town was named after the famous silver-mining city of Potosi, Bolivia.[2]
History
The mines in the area produced gold, silver, zinc, platinum, copper, palladium, cobalt, nickel, and antimony.[3][4] A small amount of carnotite (a vanadium-uranium mineral) was also discovered, but not mined.[5]
Geography
The site of Potosi or Potosi Camp is at an elevation of 5,705 feet (1,739 m) above sea level.[6]
Included mines
Potosi mining district was a part of the Goodsprings Mining District and included the following mines:[3][4]
- Christmas Mine
- Dawn Mine
- Green Monster Mine
- Kirby Mine
- New Year Mine
- Shenandoah Mine
- Ninetynine Mine
See also
- Potosi Mountain
References
- ^ "Nevada -- Clark County -- Historic districts". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ Helen S. Carlson (1974) Nevada Place Names, Reno: University of Nevada Press, ISBN 9780874170948, p.194. Retrieved 7 December 2008
- ^ a b "Mines of Clark County, Nevada". ancestry.com. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ^ a b "Re: Collecting near Las Vegas (lost wages) nevada". Archived from the original on June 26, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ^ Lincoln, Francis Church (1923). Mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. pp. 29–32. hdl:2027/mdp.39015011432807. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System: Potosi (historical) Retrieved 8 December 2008.
35°58′15″N 115°32′27″W / 35.97083°N 115.54083°W / 35.97083; -115.54083
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