Farnsworth-Ely Metal Mine
Farnsworth-Ely Metal Mine is a mine in White Pine, Nevada and has an elevation of 7,087 feet. Farnsworth-Ely Metal Mine is situated nearby to the locality Lane City.- Type: Mine
- Description: mine in White Pine County, Nevada, United States of America; geonames ID = 5503943
- Address: NV
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include White Pine County Courthouse and Central Theater.
White Pine County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The White Pine County Courthouse was built in 1908 in Ely, Nevada, located in White Pine County. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. White Pine County Courthouse is situated 1 mile east of Farnsworth-Ely Metal Mine.
Central Theater
Movie theater
Photo: Ammodramus, CC0.
The Central Theater was built in Ely, Nevada from 1939 to 1941. The Art Deco style cinema was built by Percy and Warren Hull after they were denied permission to expand Ely's Capital Theater, which opened in 1916. Central Theater is situated 1½ miles east of Farnsworth-Ely Metal Mine.
Nevada Northern Railway Museum
Museum
Photo: Pitamakan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada, owned by the State of Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway. Nevada Northern Railway Museum is situated 2½ miles northeast of Farnsworth-Ely Metal Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ely and Lane City.
Ely
Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0.
Ely is the only city in and the county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route.
Lane City
Locality
Lane City or Mineral City was a settlement in White Pine County, Nevada. It is now a ghost town. A mining camp was founded in 1869 just west of Ely, Nevada, and named Mineral City until 1876. Lane City is situated 1½ miles northwest of Farnsworth-Ely Metal Mine.
Ruth
Village
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Ruth is a census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Founded in 1903, it had a population of 440 at the 2010 census. Ruth was built as a company town for the adjacent Robinson Mine, a large open-pit copper mine, which is still in operation as of 2022. Ruth is situated 5 miles northwest of Farnsworth-Ely Metal Mine.
Farnsworth-Ely Metal Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: White Pine, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.24327° or 39° 14′ 36″ northLongitude
-114.90752° or 114° 54′ 27″ westElevation
7,087 feet (2,160 metres)Open location code
85F763VR+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 369161186OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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- Cebuano: “Farnsworth-Ely Metal Mine”
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