MPS Site Area 3.885 km² Nearest city Las Vegas | NRHP Reference # 74001144 Added to NRHP 13 November 1974 | |
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Location S of Las Vegas off I-15 near Potosi Pass | ||
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. The town was named after the famous silver-mining city of Potosi, Bolivia.
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History
The mines in the area produced gold, silver, zinc, platinum, copper, palladium, cobalt, nickel, and antimony. A small amount of carnotite (a vanadium-uranium mineral) was also discovered, but not mined.
Geography
The site of Potosi or Potosi Camp is at an elevation of 5,705 feet (1,739 m) above sea level.
Included mines
Potosi mining district was a part of the Goodsprings Mining District and included the following mines:
References
Potosi Mining District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA