Homestake Mine (Nevada)

Homestake Mine (Nevada)

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nearest_city = Searchlight, Nevada
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added = July 17, 1985
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Homestake Mine is located in the Newberry Mountains near Searchlight, Nevada and is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places [ cite web |url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NV/Clark/state.html |title= National Register of Historic Places |accessdate=2007-03-20 |format= |work= ] for activities between 1850 and 1924.

History

The mine operated from the 1930s to 1953 and tapped the "Silver King Vein". [ cite web |url=http://www.minemarket.com/Hackberry.htm |title= Hackberry Silver Project |accessdate=2007-03-20 |format= |work= ]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1985. [ cite web |url=http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/DOCS/shpo/entries/clark.htm
title= Nevada Entries in the National Register of Historic Places |accessdate=2007-03-20 |format= |work= ]

References

*Nrhp source1|NV|Clark


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