CYPRESS Lode Mining Claim, Palmetto, Esmeralda County, Nevada

CYPRESS MINE NMC1137408 20.66 Acre Unpatented Lode Mining Claim on Federal Land in the Historic Palmetto Mining District, Esmeralda Nevada The Cypress Mine is a historic mine that dates back to 1904. Record books show that there were two mines here about 860ft tunnel according to a 1913 USGS report and a 76 ft. shaft both sunk in the early 1900s. It appears as though everything here was opened up in the 40’s or 50’s probably even the 20’s and 30’s depending on the old truck and trailer found on site, they’re definitely early 1900’s. Both mines have been cut into massive open pits, without a doubt these are the two largest pits that we have ever seen in this area, or really anywhere. There is a third cut in the hillside you can see they were following the vein in between the two pits and it looks like they started to open up that hillside with a dozer and some blasting. All the rock and ore is still there from all the blasting that was done. There is good two-wheel access to the cla