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Diamond Tintic mining camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: cartridge cases, mining tools, 1870s bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1870-1890 early Tintic district mining camp
One of the earliest Tintic district camps, settled in 1870 after quartz crystals mistaken for diamonds were found, it grew to about 900 people with saloons, stores and a school. The mines struck water and the last residents left in 1890, though the post office lasted to 1906.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open mine shafts, tailings
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