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.
^"Nevada -- Clark County -- Historic districts". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
^Helen S. Carlson (1974) Nevada Place Names, Reno: University of Nevada Press, ISBN9780874170948, p.194. Retrieved 7 December 2008
^ ab"Mines of Clark County, Nevada". ancestry.com. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
^ ab. Archived from the original on June 26, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
^Lincoln, Francis Church (1923). Mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. pp. 29–32. hdl:2027/mdp.39015011432807. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^Geographic Names Information System: Potosi (historical) Retrieved 8 December 2008.
potosi, mining, district, this, article, about, former, mining, district, clark, county, nevada, united, states, much, larger, more, famous, silver, mining, locale, bolivia, south, america, potosí, potosi, area, clark, county, southern, nevada, listed, nationa. 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 Potosi 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 PotosiU S National Register of Historic PlacesRuins near Potosi SpringLocationS of Las Vegas off I 15 near Potosi PassNearest cityLas Vegas NevadaArea9 600 acres 3 900 ha MPSSiteNRHP reference No 74001144Added to NRHPNovember 13 1974 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Included mines 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editThe 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 editThe site of Potosi or Potosi Camp is at an elevation of 5 705 feet 1 739 m above sea level 6 Included mines editPotosi 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 MineSee also editPotosi MountainReferences edit Nevada Clark County Historic districts National Register of Historic Places Retrieved July 31 2011 Helen S Carlson 1974 Nevada Place Names Reno University of Nevada Press ISBN 9780874170948 p 194 Retrieved 7 December 2008 a b Mines of Clark County Nevada ancestry com Retrieved October 12 2008 a b Re Collecting near Las Vegas lost wages nevada Archived from the original on June 26 2008 Retrieved October 12 2008 Lincoln Francis Church 1923 Mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada pp 29 32 hdl 2027 mdp 39015011432807 Retrieved September 6 2020 Geographic Names Information System Potosi historical Retrieved 8 December 2008 35 58 15 N 115 32 27 W 35 97083 N 115 54083 W 35 97083 115 54083 nbsp This article about a property in Nevada on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Potosi Mining District amp oldid 1224022688, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
