Historic district in Nevada, United States
This article is about a former mining district in Clark County, Nevada, United States. For the much larger and more famous silver-mining locale in
Bolivia , South America, see
Potosí .
United States historic place
Potosi
Ruins near Potosi Spring
Location S of Las Vegas off I-15 near Potosi Pass 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] Potosi , Bolivia .[ 2]
History
The mines in the area produced gold , silver , zinc , platinum , copper , palladium , cobalt , nickel , and antimony .[ 3] [ 4] 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]
See also
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 hdl :2027/mdp.39015011432807 . Retrieved September 6, 2020 . ^ Geographic Names Information System: Potosi (historical) Retrieved 8 December 2008.
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