Click on any name for the tale, local mining history, a professional geologic assessment of the area, and a viewpoint on prospecting in the locale of the lost mine. This table is sorted alphabetically by treasure name. To view another order, click on the corresponding column heading.

Name

County

Mountain Range

Year

Ore Type

Lost Mormon Mine of the McCullough Mountains

Clark McCullough Mountains 1890's Native Gold

Lost Blue Bucket Mine

Humboldt, NV / Lake,OR Black Rock Desert area 1845 Placer Gold

Swede Pete's Lost Lode

Elko / White Pine Ruby Mountains early 1900's
Native Gold

Lost Diamond Mine of the McCullough Mountains

Clark McCullough Mountains 1872 Diamond Kimberlite

Lost Mine of the Monte Cristo Mountains

Esmeralda Monte Cristo Mountains 1896 Native Gold

Lost Ross Mine

Elko Jarbidge Mountains 1890 Native Gold

Lost Hardin Silver Placer

Pershing / Humboldt Black Rock Range 1849 Placer Silver

Lost Mine of Becker Canyon

Nye Shoshone Mountains early 1900's Native Gold

Lost Gold Canyon of the High Rock Country

Washoe Granite Ridges 1851 Placer Gold

Lost Tim Cody Ledge

Mineral / Nye Cedar Mountains 1908 Native Gold

Lost Breyfogle Mine

Nye, NV / Inyo, CA Panamint Range / Funeral Mountains 1863 - 1864

Native Gold

Lost Mine of Buckskin Mountain

Humboldt Santa Rosa Range 1890's

Gold & Silver Ore