Please remember to exercise caution when exploring Nevada's Ghost Towns & Mining Camps. Open shafts, drifts going into mountainsides, and old buildings, are all DANGEROUS. Be aware of your surroundings, and let someone know where you are, especially if your plans change.

 

Lexington Canyon

DIRECTIONS: From Baker, take Nevada 73 south for 4 miles. Exit right and follow this road for 7.5 miles. Exit right and follow for 9 miles to Lexington Canyon.

"Silver deposits in Lexington Canyon were discovered in April 1870. Within weeks, several mines were put into production, including the American Eagle, Sunset, Pine Nut, Bald Hornet, Mountain Chief, Blue Cloud, White Man, and Bob Steel. The assays ranged from $50 to an amazing $16,000 per ton. However, the mines did not have extensive deposits, and within two years most of them had been abandoned. Leaseholders occasionally would work the district, but it wasn't until 1917 that serious mining returned to Lexington Canyon. Tungsten was discovered, and a small mill was built to process the ore. The big producer was the Bonanza Mine, which yielded $20,000 in scheelite before closing in 1918. The district was then idle until 1941, when the Bonanza Mine reopened. A new 50-ton concentrating plant was constructed. The site produced $80,000 before the mine and mill closed for good in 1942. No camp ever formed here, and the only markers are mill ruins and small mine dumps."

 

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