The Black Forest mine is located a few miles above the ghost town of Sprucemont, Nevada at ~8700' feet. The elevation made for some very dry snow.
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The Black Forest mine is located a few miles above the ghost town of Sprucemont, Nevada at ~8700' feet. The elevation made for some very dry snow. |
| | A Caterpillar tractor or generator of some sort is abandoned here. It looks to be in good shape. If you know when this mine was last used, please let me know. |
| | Peeking down the mineshaft: Again, everything seems to be in reasonable order. Is this an operating mine -- or just a well preserved one? Needless to say, I didn't venture in. |
| | A view from the mineshaft to the east. The tailings are behind the tractor. |
| | The mine tailings and a view of the Ruby Mountain Wilderness. |
| | Not much is left standing in Sprucemont. I found this wall off in the scrub, several hundred yards from where Sprucemont is marked on the map. |
| | A view looking east from Sprucemont across the Ruby Valley. |
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