Rhyolite, Nevada

Rhyolite, a boom and bust gold mining town had up to 10,000 people living there between 1905 and 1912. By 1919 everyone was gone. This town was different than most gold strike towns. Instead of tents, buildings were built of concrete and stone.

Of particular interest in this ghost town is Tom Kelly’s bottle house built in 1906, the skeletal remains of the $90,000 3 story Cook Bank a school, jail, general store, train depot, and other foundations and walls

        An art exhibit, known as the Gold Well Open Air Museum featuring the unusual art of Albert Szukalski, a Belgium artist, is just down the street. Be sure to examine this unusual artwork up close.

The mine you see in the area is the Bullforg mine owned by Barrick Gold Corporation. The past 10 years of operation has produced 2 million ounces of gold.

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