Witch Shaft

Witch Shaft is a mine in , and has an elevation of 6,900 feet. Witch Shaft is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .
  • Type: Mine
  • Description: mine in White Pine County, Nevada, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Ely Witch Mine”
  • Address: NV

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lane City and Ruth.

Locality
or Mineral City was a settlement in . It is now a ghost town. A mining camp was founded in 1869 just west of , and named Mineral City until 1876.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. Founded in 1903, it had a population of 371 at the 2020 census. 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. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Witch Shaft.

Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0.
is the only city in and the county seat of , United States. was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route.

Witch Shaft

Latitude
39.25883° or 39° 15′ 32″ north
Longitude
-114.95391° or 114° 57′ 14″ west
Elevation
6,900 feet (2,103 metres)
Open location code
85F7725W+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369158992
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­mine
Geo­Names ID
5515398
Wiki­data ID
Q49459313
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Witch Shaft” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Witch Shaft”

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