Tonopah in Nye County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Undiscovered Silver Vein

Photographed by Trev Meed, 2014

1. Undiscovered Silver Vein Marker

Inscription. The hidden vein of silver ore in the middle of the road was exposed when the road was bladed in the 1950's. The vein was missed by the old timers and is an example of how all the outcropped veins looked when they were discovered by Jim Butler in May 1990 (error- should read 1900). The brown rhyolite can be seen on each side (The "walls" of the vein) with the quartz in the center. The black is the manganese oxide and silver ore.

Erected by Tonopah Historic Mining Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 38° 4.212′ N, 117° 13.781′ W. Marker is in Tonopah, Nevada, in Nye County. It can be reached from Burro Avenue. The location shown is not correct. Please help by correcting this marker location. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Burro Ave, Tonopah NV 89049, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mojave Desert

and in Central Nevada. It is also in the American Southwest

and in the Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mizpah Mine Powder Magazine (here, next to this marker); Framing Building (here, next to this marker); The Leasers (a few steps from this marker); Stopes (a few steps from this marker); Verdi Lumber Company Coal Bin (a few steps from this

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marker); Teamsters (a few steps from this marker); Into the Depths (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hoistmen (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tonopah.

More about this marker. The location shown is not correct. Please help by correcting the location of this marker and the others nearby.

Also see . . . Tonopah Mining Park Brochure & Map. (Submitted on May 8, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.)

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Photographed by Trev Meed, 2014

2. Undiscovered Silver Vein

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2015, by Trev Meed of Round Mountain, Nevada. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2015, by Trev Meed of Round Mountain, Nevada. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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