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  2. List of ghost towns in Nevada - Wikipedia

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    White Pine Most ghost towns in Nevada in the United States are former mining boomtowns that were abandoned when the mines closed. Those that were not set up as mining camps were usually established as locations for mills, or supply points for nearby mining operations.

  3. Tungstonia, Nevada - Wikipedia

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    After the Salt Lake Tungstonia Mines Company ceased operations in early 1918, the population dwindled precipitously immediately thereafter. That company's property was leased by the Griffin Mining Company during the summer of 1918, but this venture proved fruitless and most of the remaining residents abandoned the site.

  4. Hamilton, Nevada - Wikipedia

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    With a population of six hundred, it was renamed for mine promoter W. H. Hamilton. The post office first opened for business on August 10, 1868 [4] while the community was still part of Lander County, Nevada. White Pine County was formed in March 1869, and Hamilton was selected as the first county seat.

  5. Pleasant Valley, White Pine County, Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Pleasant Valley, is a ghost town, a historical mining town, and a former populated place in White Pine County, Nevada. [1] There was a post office from March 1892 until April 1894. [2] [3] In 1997, there were 8 families associated with the Apostolic United Brethren living at Pleasant Valley. [4] The settlement was abandoned sometime after 2004.

  6. Final permits aren't yet issued for Lake Superior copper mine ...

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    The White Pine Mine, just east of the state park in Ontonagon County, was the last copper-focused mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It closed in 1997 and Highland Copper plans to repurpose ...

  7. Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park - Wikipedia

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    Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park is an area designated for historic preservation and public recreation located 20 miles (32 km) south of the town of Ely in White Pine County, Nevada. The 700-acre (280 ha) state park protects beehive-shaped charcoal ovens constructed in the latter half of the 19th century.

  8. Treasure Hill (White Pine County, Nevada) - Wikipedia

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    1869 geological map of mining areas in White Pine County, Nevada, showing Treasure Hill and nearby towns, including Hamilton, Treasure City, and Shermantown. Map is oriented with North to the right. Treasure Hill is an east-jutting spur of the White Pine Range of White Pine County in the east central region of the U.S. state of Nevada.

  9. Tour guide identified as victim who died in Colorado gold ...

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    Colorado authorities have identified the person that died in a former gold mine that is now a tourist attraction.. Patrick Weier, a Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine tour guide, died after being trapped ...