Tue, Apr 16: Round Mountain

We then drove to Round Mountain to see the open pit gold mine.  Either rain or snow coming down in the distance:
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Quite a site – The dirt they piled dirt up created artificial hills (the low hills in front).  And when they are done, they will fill the hole back up again.

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They had 150, 190, and 240-ton haul trucks hauling the dirt out.  The pit was 1 ½ miles long and 1 mile wide.  We could not see the bottom from our vantage point. 

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Lots of weather happening:

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The town of Round Hill:

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We ate dinner back in Tonopah at the Mizpah Hotel – very good food.


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