Cortez, Nevada

Cortez, Nevada (HM2K12)

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N 40° 24.602', W 116° 34.827'

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Silver ore was discovered at Mount Tango in 1862 by a group of Mexican prospectors. They took the ore to Austin, Nevada. It was assayed. They were paid, and they were never heard from again.
In May of 1863 Simeon Wenban led a group to the Mount to investigate the find and discovered significant silver float in the Gulches. He developed mining operations which he controlled until his death in 1895. The population of Cortez road to 400 miners and woodcutters. 16 stamps were built. Several owners succeeded Wenban. In the 1930's the market fell. Small private claims continued.
Cortez was mostly a company town, but had saloons, brothels and stores.
In 1959 the American Exploration and Mining Co. took over the mining district for several years. It was purchased by Placer Amax Inc., who developed open pit and underground operations. Barrick Gold North America now operates the mine, and is the major employer in the area. Barrick Gold has committed itself to the preservation of the area of the old townsite.
Presented in the Memory Charley "IW" Harper
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HM NumberHM2K12
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed2011
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus, Lucinda Jane Saunders Chapter 1881
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 535597 N 4473353
Decimal Degrees40.41003333, -116.58045000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 24.602', W 116° 34.827'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 24' 36.12" N, 116° 34' 49.62" W
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