Potosi Mining District

The Potosi mining district, or Potosi, was an area in Clark County of southern Nevada, U.S. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and includes three structures. The town was named after the famous silver-mining city of Potosi, Bolivia.
History.
The mines in the area produced gold, silver, zinc, platinum, copper, palladium, cobalt, nickel, and antimony. A small amount of carnotite (a vanadium-uranium mineral) was also discovered, but not mined.
Geography.
The site of Potosi or Potosi Camp is at an elevation of above sea level.
Included mines.
Potosi mining district was a part of the Goodsprings Mining District and included the following mines: