Potosi Mining District Explained
| Potosi |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Location: | S of Las Vegas off I-15 near Potosi Pass |
| Nearest City: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Area: | 9600acres |
| Added: | November 13, 1974 |
| Refnum: | 74001144 |
| Mpsub: | Site |
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] A small amount of carnotite (a vanadium-uranium mineral) was also discovered, but not mined.[4]
Geography
The site of Potosi or Potosi Camp is at an elevation of above sea level.[5]
Included mines
Potosi mining district was a part of the Goodsprings Mining District and included the following mines:[6] [3]
- Christmas Mine
- Dawn Mine
- Green Monster Mine
- Kirby Mine
- New Year Mine
- Shenandoah Mine
- Ninetynine Mine
See also
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: Nevada -- Clark County -- Historic districts. National Register of Historic Places. 31 July 2011.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&dq=potosi+nevada+clark+bolivia&pg=PA194 Helen S. Carlson (1974) Nevada Place Names
- Web site: Re: Collecting near Las Vegas (lost wages) nevada . 2008-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080626173735/http://lists.drizzle.com/pipermail/rockhounds/2004-April/006422.html . 2008-06-26 . dead .
- Book: Lincoln, Francis Church . Mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada . 1923 . 29–32 . 2027/mdp.39015011432807?urlappend=%3Bseq=43 . September 6, 2020.
- http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=106:3:3563033173961107::NO::P3_FID:849366 Geographic Names Information System: Potosi (historical)
- Web site: Mines of Clark County, Nevada . 2008-10-12 . ancestry.com.
