Star Tungsten Mine, Harrison Pass, Elko County, Nevada

The Star Tungsten Mine is located in the lower eastern portion of Harrison Pass, in the Ruby Mountains. It is located just south of the narrow canyon dirt road along Harrison Pass Creek. It is extremely well preserved. It appears to have an on-site caretaker (caretakers home is on the upper end of the camp). An internet search on this property has yielded very little information. For now enjoy the photos. I will check the museum and courthouse records in the days to come. If you wish to add any information on this property feel free to contact me.

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Place Names

Harrison Pass: (Ruby Mountains) Thomas Harrison, a native of England, came to Elko County in 1865 and established a ranch in Ruby Valley.

HOWARD HICKSON'S

Elko County Place Names

HARRISON PASS Photos

Established in 1865 as a ranch, mining began in 1897. Mines operated off and on through the 1940s. Mill foundations, dumps and a number of occupied cabins remain.

Cenozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Ruby Mountains Metamorphic Core Complex and Adjacent Basin

Geology of Nevada

Lost Treasure
In the area of Harrison Pass which is in the Ruby Mountains there is an Old
Spanish Gold Mine. The Shoshone Indians are believed to know where the
mine is but they do not admit to having any knowledge of it. It is also
believed that the reason the Indians do not mine the gold is because of
superstitions.

Cherry Creek, White Pine County, Nevada Cemeteries