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Mining - Tybo, NV

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A major silver-lead (with minor gold and zinc) camp in northern Nye County, active from the late 19th century into the 1930s, with intermittent activity continuing up to the present.
Tybo Mine

Tybo Mine

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Tybo, Nevada. The sides of the shaft opening are collapsing--it's a good idea not to ignore the barbed wire!
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Inside the hoist shack

Inside the hoist shack

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Still cable on the drum, even as the building falls down around it-- Tybo Mine, Tybo, Nevada.
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Hoist Shack

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Looks like the hoist was powered with a diesel. Tybo, Nevada. Interestingly, a high-voltage line that looks operational still runs to Tybo. I don't know if they were planning on electrifying the mine.
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