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Whitepine Tomichi Creek mining camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Mercury dimes, Indian Head and Wheat cents, mining tools, cartridge cases.
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), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1880-1893 silver camp, zinc and lead revivals to 1953
Mining camp founded in 1880 that had a newspaper, post office, stage service and over 1,000 miners nearby within three years, then was nearly deserted after the 1893 silver panic. Zinc and lead mining revived it, with a final World War II boom lasting until 1953.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
summer residentsUnplowed roads in winter, high altitude
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