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went out to El Dorado Canyon near Nelson Nevada in the Mojave Desert in the American Southwest. That did not work out because a lightning and thunder storm blew in with a vengeance. So we ended up getting some of the best lightning photographs I have ever seen.
Estado de Guerrero, México. Vieja ciudad colonial trepada en los cerros y barrancas nublados del norte de Guerrero. Durante la Colonia sus minas estuvieron entre las más productivas de la Nueva España. Actualmente México sigue como el primer productor de plata del mundo pero las minas más importantes están en Zacatecas. La orfebrería de Taxco sigue siendo la más prestigiada de México. La parroquia de Santa Prisca (1751-1758) en la imagen es una joya del barroco mexicano, construida gracias al auge de la minería y a la inversión del minero catalán José de la Borda.
"Due to the intense exploitation of its silver deposits, Taxco became one of the most important mining areas in the empire of New Spain. Today, in almost every corner of the town, you can find stores where locally-produced silver jewelry is sold." Mexico is still the first producer of silver in the world, but in the state of Zacatecas are now the main mining deposits, not in Taxco. The church in the image is Santa Prisca parish, one of the most beautiful examples of baroque constructed by José de la Borda one of the most richest man at the time. A spaniard who migrated during the 18th century, amassed a great fortune in mines in Taxco and Zacatecas in Mexico.
A quick visit to Goldfield Ghost Town, near Superstition Mountain, Phoenix Arizona. Photographs by Jc Olivera.com 08/15/08
Yes, I understand that these Appalachians, who lived on mountains and mountains of coal, really needed jobs, and that energy runs modernity.
Oatman is an old mining town on Route 66. It is located between the Western border of Arizona and Kingman, AZ. The road is windy and goes through a mountain pass before dropping down towards Kingman. The town is a roadside attraction now, but it used to be a mining town. There are a lot of abandoned mines in the area and at least one that is active today.
One of the interesting things you will see here are burros. There are quite a few wild burros walking around the town looking for a free handout. I saw a father and daughter feeding them celery on this trip. They are used to the tourists taking pictures with them and seem pretty tame. There are quite a few gift shops and restaurants to explore if you stop here. Another fun stop on Route 66.
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Day 12 West Trip (7/18)
Today was our last day before heading back East on Saturday. We left Missoula and stopped at this cool Ghost Town. It is one of the best preserved towns in Montana and was a great side trip.
Was out in El Dorado Canyon doing night photography, with my dad. Had him sit in old rusty buss, like he was taking a trip, out to the ranch. Used speed lights, with soft box and some flash benders.
There are a lot of cool things to photograph, ,in El Dorado Canyon, Nevada. If you ever get the chance to go,Go! www.eldoradocanyonminetours.com 702-291-0026 They charge $10 per hour, and it is worth every cent. The Werly's are great people. Joust about an hour from Las Vegas, Nevada
A quick visit to Goldfield Ghost Town, near Superstition Mountain, Phoenix Arizona. Photographs by Jc Olivera.com 08/15/08
A look from Jerome,AZ
towards the northeast. Jerome's location in the mountains made it difficult to access in its early growing years. To get resources and supplies to the city of 15000 was a task in the early then Now it makes for stunning views. On this particular day, wildfire smoke was making for a hazy sky,thus the vintage look to give the scene a little pop....
Looking at a map , Clarksdale, and Sedona are in that general direction....
Wild horses walking through the desert in Alkali Hot Springs Nevada
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Now having climbed 2000' from the southern end of the canyon toward the towns of Cripple Creek and Victor, the view changes.
Step into the Wild West at Nelson Ghost Town, an abandoned gold mine located just 45 minutes from Las Vegas. It's been featured in a ton of music videos, films, and video games, though it's not just a spot for pop culture fans. Join a guided tour and check out the restored houses, cool historical artifacts, and a collection of vintage cars. It is also super popular as a wedding destination as they have a little chapel.
A quick visit to Goldfield Ghost Town, near Superstition Mountain, Phoenix Arizona. Photographs by Jc Olivera.com 08/15/08
The Isis opened in 1931 and closed in the 1970s. The building was erected in 1899 after a fire destroyed the entire business district in 1898. I believe the theater has been used as retail space for years. Cripple Creek is less than five miles away. Victor, CO.
Gold Hill is one of the more authentic and charming old mining towns in Colorado. Founded around 1859 after the discovery of gold, it once was home to over 1500 people. By 1920 its population had dropped to ~ 50, but over the years it has been rediscovered and revitalized, with fifteen 19th century buildings surviving. It's current population is around 210. Gold Hill sports a romantic inn and outdoor stage popular for bluegrass in the summer, an historic elementary school (1873) still in use with one room now converted to three (!), and the lovely Red Store, now a pottery and stained glass store.
Rhyolite is a ghost town in Nye County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is in the Bullfrog Hills, about 120 miles (190 km) northwest of Las Vegas, near the eastern edge of Death Valley. The town began in early 1905 as one of several mining camps that sprang up after a prospecting discovery in the surrounding hills. During an ensuing gold rush, thousands of gold-seekers, developers, miners and service providers flocked to the Bullfrog Mining District. Many settled in Rhyolite, which lay in a sheltered desert basin near the region's biggest producer, the Montgomery Shoshone Mine.
Industrialist Charles M. Schwab bought the Montgomery Shoshone Mine in 1906 and invested heavily in infrastructure, including piped water, electric lines, and railroad transportation, that served the town as well as the mine. By 1907, Rhyolite had electric lights, water mains, telephones, newspapers, a hospital, a school, an opera house, and a stock exchange. Published estimates of the town's peak population vary widely, but scholarly sources generally place it in a range between 3,500 and 5,000 in 1907–08.
Rhyolite declined almost as rapidly as it rose. After the richest ore was exhausted, production fell. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the financial panic of 1907 made it more difficult to raise development capital. In 1908, investors in the Montgomery Shoshone Mine, concerned that it was overvalued, ordered an independent study. When the study's findings proved unfavorable, the company's stock value crashed, further restricting funding. By the end of 1910, the mine was operating at a loss, and it closed in 1911. By this time, many out-of-work miners had moved elsewhere, and Rhyolite's population dropped well below 1,000. By 1920, it was close to zero.
Camera: Pentax 645z (Medium format digital)
Lens: HD Pentax-DA 645 28-45mm F4.5ED AW SR
Rhyolite, (Ghost Town), Nevada
Camera: Pentax 645z (Medium format digital)
Lens: HD Pentax-DA 645 28-45mm F4.5ED AW SR
Old car hulk in the California gold mining ghost town of Bodie. November 2009. Single shot HDR image.
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Oatman, AZ. July 23, 2021. Shot on a Hasselblad Xpan II and Kodak Portra 400. Developed and scanned by The Darkroom.
View from Wiseman, AK, along the Middle Fork Koyukuk River. Just north of Coldfoot, in the Brooks Range.
Goodsprings Nevada on the boarder of Nevada and California. Historic mining town in the Mojave desert
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Driving into Cobar from the east along the Barrier Highway, travellers are met by this embattled piece of history that’s been turned into a welcome sign. A century ago the smelter for the Great Cobar Copper Mining Company stood on this site. These are its only remains.
The company was established in 1878 and in its heyday it was one of the largest mining operations in the world employing more than 2,000 people. But the slump in copper prices following World War I led to the mine’s closure in 1919 and the plant fell into disrepair.
In 2006 the community decided to put what remained of the structure to use and erected the huge COBAR sign as part of an ongoing project to celebrate the town’s past. The cut-out figures of the miners were added in 2015. In the nearby Heritage Centre the town has also established one of the finest regional history museums in New South Wales. On display is a series of professionally curated exhibits tracing the social, indigenous, mining and grazing history of the area.
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Step into the Wild West at Nelson Ghost Town, an abandoned gold mine located just 45 minutes from Las Vegas. It's been featured in a ton of music videos, films, and video games, though it's not just a spot for pop culture fans. Join a guided tour and check out the restored houses, cool historical artifacts, and a collection of vintage cars. It is also super popular as a wedding destination as they have a little chapel.