Worth-a-Visit

The Monarch Mine is located south of Atlanta, Idaho.

Carrietown is a ghost town located near Dollarhide Summit outside of Fairfield, Idaho.

The Phi Kappa mines are located off of Trail Creek.

The Red Cloud Mine is located down Deer Creek outside of Hailey.

The Homestake Mine is located in Lead, South Dakota. The entire area of Lead and Deadwood was developed due to the mine in 1876. The mine operated until 2002.

The Princess Blue Ribbon mine is a lead mine in Camas County. There are numerous structures and lot's of artifacts lying around.

The Muldoon District site is located in Muldoon Canyon. The mine site consists of several old homes, mining roads, and some mining buildings. There are lot's of artifacts lying around.

The Consolidated War Dance and Jolly Sailor Mines are silver, lead, copper and zinc mines outside of Hailey. These mines consist of large tailing piles and many metal and wood artifacts. There are still visible structures on the main tailing pile.

The Empire Mine is located outside of Mackay, Idaho. Although it's near the Mackay Mine Hill tour, it's on private property with many signs. I took some pictures from the top of the hill. There are still many buildings standing and equipment lying around.

Mackay Mine Hill is a historic tour that you can take of all the mines west of the town of Mackay. The town was developed in the early 1900s and many mines can be found west of town. The tour provides numerous numbered destinations with signs including information about each of the destinations.