Potosi Mining District

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.

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] The town was named after the famous silver-mining city of Potosi, Bolivia.^[2]

Potosi
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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

History

The mines in the area produced gold, silver, zinc, platinum, copper, palladium, cobalt, nickel, and antimony.^[3][4] A small amount of 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]

• Christmas Mine
• Dawn Mine
• Green Monster Mine
• Kirby Mine
• New Year Mine
• Shenandoah Mine
• Ninetynine Mine

See also

• Potosi Mountain