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Mercur is a historical hard rock mining ghost town in Tooele County, Utah, United States. In 1891, it became the site of the first successful use of the cyanide process of gold extraction in the United States, the dominant metallurgy today. Its elevation above sea level is approximately 2,042 m. The nearby Mercur Gold Mine was re-opened by ...
Syfy. Release. January 16 (2013-01-16) – November 20, 2013 (2013-11-20) Ghost Mine is an American paranormal television series that premiered on January 16, 2013, in the United States on the Syfy channel. [ 1 ] The series features a group of hard rock miners searching for gold in Oregon's Crescent Mine.
[2] [3] The Horn Silver Mine was discovered in 1875, [2] [3] and had produced $20,267,078 worth of ore by 1885. [3] By 1885, over $60,000,000 worth of zinc, copper, lead, silver, and gold had been transported from Frisco from the many mines in the area. [2] With 23 saloons, Frisco was known as the wildest town in the Great Basin.
Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures. Salt Lake City: Dream Garden Press. ISBN 0-942688-01-5. Carr, Stephen L. (1986) [June 1972]. The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns (3rd ed.). Salt Lake City: Western Epics. ISBN 0-914740-30-X. Carr, Stephen L.; Edwards, Robert W. (March 1990). Utah Ghost Rails. Salt Lake City: Western ...
Ghost Hunters is an American paranormal reality television series. The original series aired from October 6, 2004, until October 26, 2016, on Syfy. The original program spanned eleven seasons with 230 episodes, not including 10 specials. The series was revived in early 2019 and aired its twelfth and thirteenth seasons from August 21, 2019, to ...
Skinwalker Ranch, previously known as Sherman Ranch, is a property of approximately 512 acres (207 ha), [a] located southeast of Ballard, Utah, that is reputed to be the site of paranormal and UFO -related activities. [1] Its name is taken from the skin-walker of Navajo legend concerning vengeful shamans.
1437686 [1] Silver City is a ghost town located at the mouth of Dragon Canyon on the west flank of the East Tintic Mountains in northeast Juab County in central Utah, United States. It was a silver mining town approximately 90 miles (140 km) south-southwest of Salt Lake City. This area was considered part of the Tintic Mining District and also ...
Elevation. [1][2] 8,970 ft (2,734 m) GNIS feature ID. 1446867 [1] Kimberly is a ghost town in the northwest corner of Piute County, Utah, United States. Located high in Mill Canyon on the side of Gold Mountain in the Tushar Mountains, Kimberly was formerly a gold mining town. Originally settled in the 1890s, it lasted until 1910.