Mineral Hill is a ghost town in Eureka County, Nevada, US.

Mineral Hill, Nevada
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 40°09′36″N 116°05′49″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Eureka
Elevation [1]	6,368 ft (1,941 m)

Silver, lead and copper were discovered there in June 1869.[2] In the early 1870s, there were almost 450 residents.[2]

Initially, the Reese River process was used to process the ore, which includes roasting the ore with salt before using the Washoe process. A fifteen stamp mill was built in 1871 using the Reese River process with excellent results, though it was later found that good results would occur with just the Washoe process.[3][4] Peak production of US$701,000 (equivalent to $15,856,000 in 2021) occurred in 1871.[4] In 1872, the company that built the mill failed because the it was not able to supply sufficient ore. Lien holders operated the mill for a few years, by 1872 production was estimated at US$25,000 (equivalent to $565,000 in 2021). Between 1913 and 1938, production was estimated to be only US$25,000 (equivalent to $481,000 in 2021).[4]

A Post Office was in operation from May 1871 to July 1888, then from February 1889 to July 1890 and finally from February 1902 to Apr 1914.[5]

Hot Springs

Hot Springs is smaller ghost town, located four miles north of Mineral Hill.[6]

The water of the spring is very rich in minerals and was to help people with several diseases.[7][8] An early owner, Dr. Davenport, built a large bathhouse at the springs and renamed it White Sulphur Springs.[6][7][8] That springs was mainly used by miners from Mineral Hill. When Mineral Hill began to weaken, the business decelerated. The owner of the springs closed up shop in the mid-1870s.[8]

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