GOODSPRINGS, NV

Mining District 1858-1957

Ore deposits readily recognized in the faulted and folded limestone deposits of this district remained unworked until 1856, when the Mormons developed a single lead mine at Potosi: probably the oldest lode mine in Nevada.

Named for cattleman Joseph Good, the open springs area was developed into the mining-ranching community of Goodsprings by A.G. Campbell

With completion of the Los Angeles-Salt Lake Railroad in 1905 and the narrow-gage Yellow Pine Railroad from Jean to Goodsprings in 1911, transportation costs of the oxidized Zinc minerals were reduced.

 The peak year of operations was reached in 1916 and Goodsprings then had 800 residents.

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