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Corbin Alta mine concentrator town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, cartridge cases, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1884-1940s silver mill and smelter town
Town platted in 1884 around the concentrator for the Alta mine, one of Montana's richest silver mines, with a stamp mill and later smelters. The 1893 silver crash and the 1900 loss of rail service started its decline, and the post office closed in 1943.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
occupied residences, mill tailings
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