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Gold Mines, Ghost Towns & the Rest
Gold mines and ghost towns tell the story of a time when people rushed to the desert to find gold. When the gold was gone, so were the people, and the towns became empty and forgotten.In the Mojave Desert, places with good water became real towns. These towns started as small stops along trails and roads where people could rest and get water. Over time, these stops turned into important places for travelers and became real communities.
The ghost towns show how quickly places can change when money is involved. But the towns that lasted are a sign of how important water and good locations are for people to stay and live.
Amboy -- Arbuckle Mine -- Atolia
Bagdad-Chase -- Ballarat -- Bickel Camp -- Bodie -- Bonanza King Mine -- Bonanza King Mill
Cadiz Summit -- Calico Ghost Town -- Caliente -- Cartago -- Cerro Gordo -- Chloride, Az -- Chloride Cliff -- Chrysopolis -- Cima -- Coolgardie -- Cudahy
Darwin -- Death Valley Mine -- Death Valley Mine* -- Desert Queen Mine -- Dolomite -- Dublin Gulch
Eagle Cliff Mine -- Essex -- Eureka Mine -- Evening Star Mine
Garlock -- Garvanza Mine* -- Goffs -- Goldfield, Nevada -- Gold Hammer Mine -- Gold Mountain -- Goldstone -- Goldstone* -- Gold Valley* -- Goler Gulch -- Goodsprings, Nevada -- Greenwater -- Greenwater*
Harrisburg -- Hart
Ibex -- Ivanpah
Johannesburg
Keane Wonder -- Keeler Smelter -- Kewanee - Sunnyside* -- Kokoweef -- Keeler -- Kelso
La Paz, Az -- Leadfield -- Llano del Rio -- Lippencott Lead Mine -- Lost Burro Mine -- Lost Horse Mine -- Ludlow
Manvel -- Mastodon Mine -- Mescal Mine -- Mohawk Mine -- Moorehouse Mine -- Moorten's Mill -- Morning Star
Nantan* -- Nelson, Nv. -- New Dale Ghost Town -- Nipton
Oatman Arizona -- OK Mine -- Old Dale Ghost Town -- Old Dominion Mine -- Old Dutch Cleanser Mine --
Panamint City -- Providence -- Providence -- Providence Mountains*
Ragtown -- Randsburg -- Red Mountain -- Rhyolite -- Rice -- Rosalie* -- Rosalie/Valley Wells -- Ruth Mine -- Ryan*
Searchlight -- Sextette Mine -- Shoshone -- Silver Bell (Barstow) -- Silver Bell Mine (JTNP) -- Skidoo -- Skidoo Mill -- Standard Mine #1 -- Stedman/Bagdad-Chase -- Swansea
Techatticup -- Tecopa 20th Century* -- Toegel City -- Tonopah, Nevada -- Tropico
Vanderbuilt -- Virginia Dale -- Vontrigger
Yermo
Boomtown Characteristics
Not all of the sites and points of interest on this list are ghost towns per se or abandoned. Still, they may be active communities undermined by the loss of industry or commerce.
WARNING
Many mines and ghosttown ruins have become active under private ownership. DO NOT TRESPASS! Obtain permission from the property owner before entering any private property for any activity.
Death Valley Ghost Towns
East Mojave Ghost Towns
East Mojave
Upper Mojave Ghost Towns
Ore Processing
Mining History
Desert Fever
Gold
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