Latest Updates

July 18, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Placerville, Idaho has been added

July 17, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Warren, Idaho has been added

July 15, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Atlanta, Idaho has been added

July 13, 2018  MINES: Mine detail pages now have a print optimized version available for premium Mines level members

July 11, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Featherville, Idaho has been added

June 18, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Jawbone Flats, Oregon has been added

June 13, 2018  MINES: Premium members can now view searchable county-level mines maps.

June 12, 2018  BLOG: Explanation of Changes to Google Maps

June 12, 2018  MINES: The Mines Explorer is now available for premium Mines level members

June 11, 2018  BLOG: Ten Things to Do in Virginia City, Nevada

June 11, 2018  TOWNS: Over 250 mining towns can now be viewed on one map at the Mining Towns index page

June 5, 2018  BLOG: New Photos from Bodie, California

June 1, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Gilt Edge, Montana has been added

May 30, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Keeler, California has been added

May 29, 2018  LIBRARY: Mine Locations of the Chilson Brothers

May 23, 2018  BLOG: Incredible Photos of Boom Town Tent Cities

May 22, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Kingston, Nevada has been added

May 21, 2018  BLOG: Journigan's Mill - Death Valley National Park

May 21, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Scott Bar, California has been added

May 16, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Keane Wonder, California has been added

May 14, 2018  BLOG: The Wildrose Charcoal Kilns of Death Valley

May 11, 2018  TOWNS: The Silver City, Utah town profile has been updated

May 11, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Knightsville, Utah has been added

May 9, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Ames, Colorado has been added

May 6, 2018  BLOG: The Mackay Mansion of Virginia City, Nevada

May 5, 2018  TOWNS: The Darwin, California town profile has been updated

May 3, 2018  TOWNS: The Ballarat, California town profile has been updated

May 2, 2018  BLOG: The Saga of the Perasich Murder - Darwin, California 1875

May 1, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Panamint City, California has been added

April 30, 2018  TOWNS: The Virginia City, Nevada town profile has been updated

April 28, 2018  BLOG: April 2018 Trip Report - Death Valley, Nevada, and a Quick Stop in Bodie

April 17, 2018  BLOG: Underground Hoist Room Construction Captured in Photo Series

April 16, 2018  TOWNS: Many images from the U.S. Mine in Bingham, Utah have been added to the Bingham gallery

April 12, 2018  TOWNS: The Baker City, Oregon town profile has been updated

April 10, 2018  TOWNS: The Sumpter, Oregon town profile has been updated

April 10, 2018  TOWNS: The Granite, Oregon town profile has been updated

April 8, 2018  BLOG: Big Jim Burns, Gold-Brick Swindler Visits Cripple Creek

April 5, 2018  BLOG: Arrastras Illustrated in These Historical Photos

April 4, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Roosevelt, Idaho has been added

April 2, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Thunder Mountain, Idaho has been added

March 28, 2018  TOWNS: The Cerro Gordo, California town profile has been updated

March 26, 2018  BLOG: Incredible Photos of Travel by Stagecoach in Frontier Colorado

March 24, 2018  TOWNS: The Butte, Montana town profile has been updated

March 23, 2018  BLOG: Total Devastation: The Butte, Montana Explosion of 1895

March 22, 2018  MINES: Alaska mines have been indexed alphabetically.

Mines in Alaska are now searchable and browsable. See the MRDS mines notes page for more info.

March 20, 2018  TOWNS: The Lake City, Colorado town profile has been updated

March 19, 2018  TOWNS: The Berlin, Nevada town profile has been updated

March 15, 2018  TOWNS: A town profile for Hailey, Idaho has been added

March 14, 2018  BLOG: The Top Ten Historic Mining Towns You Should Visit Today

March 12, 2018  BLOG: A Look at California in 1851, Two Years Into the Gold Rush