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A Small Mine and Mill in the Desert Mountains

This is a small mine and millsite that I happened to spot while driving to another location. It was surprising to me because I had studied this area before and had not found any mention of it. It is only marked as a prospect on topographic maps and it is not noticeable in satellite imagery unless you already know it's there. I still do not know anything about this mine's history. It probably dates to the 1930s at the earliest. There are several small mercury mines in the area but I do not believe this was a mercury mine. The mill seems suited for gold mining rather than mercury but I am not 100 percent sure what the miners were after here. I also explored a nearby flooded adit. I have no info on this mine as well. I originally thought it was a water tunnel to support an early 20th century encampment, but I now believe it’s just another prospect.