Northern Nevada’s Lode

Northeastern Nevada is rich in culture, history and gold! The Elko area is the largest producer of Gold in the United States, making it the third largest producer of gold in the world. With all of the modern mining in the area sometimes the old mining districts areas are overlooked, in one short day visitors are able to cover some of the history of mining in the area dating back well over one hundred years. Along the way there are many other adventure opportunities you will experience, such as wildlife viewing, birding opportunities, hiking, biking and ATV trails just to name a few…

Tuscarora – peaking during the silver rush of the 1880’s Tuscarora once boasted of the highest population in Elko County. A living ghost town, Tuscarora is now a ranching community and home to several world-renowned artists who are thriving in this solitary area. Tuscarora was established as a mining district by brothers, Steve and John beard.

Mountain City, Gold Creek and Tinto – As a booming mining town at the turn of the century, Mountain City was once home to a couple thousand gold, silver and copper miners. Now a small ranching community bordering the Owyhee reservation, Mountain City provides interesting opportunities to explore mining history.

Spruce Mountain Mining District – Part of the Nevada Trails system connects the 135 year old mining roads that wind through five ghost towns and past several historic mines such as the Black Forest and Killie mines. These historic mining ghost town are complete with abandoned structures and equipment that was used over one hundred years ago.

Modern Mine Tours – Newmont Mining Corp., offers free tours of one of the areas largest operations. Tours can be set up by calling (775) 778-4068 and are scheduled for the second Tuesday each month, April through October. Tours also available sometimes by appointment

For more information regarding “Dig Mines” contact Tom Lester at 800-248-3556 or via email at tom@elkocva.com