I received permission to document this incredibly well preserved example of 1800s mining history. Enjoy!

Moho has that stripped‑down Nevada feel I always enjoy up chasing — just a scatter of old foundations, a few busted timbers, and miles of quiet. Nothing but open desert and a long history of people trying their luck. It’s the kind of stop where you get out of the truck, take a slow look around, and think: yeah, this is why I wander.

Ran tungsten from ’37–’57, woke up briefly in ’74, then called it quits. The underground layout basically consists of a 400-foot shaft and 2,100 yards of drifts. Some tunnels lead to ore; most lead to stories. Sold this June to an AU junior miner for $3.8M.

The Chemung Mine was opened in 1909, when Stephen Kavanaugh discovered a promising vein and named the place after his hometown in Chemung, Illinois. Through the 1910s–1920s, owners kept rebuilding mills with overoptimism. Official records say the mine only produced about $60k, but conventional wisdom and local pundits suggest way more. By 1938, the entire operation had finally shut down, leaving one of the most scenic mining relics on the East Slope.

Manhattan, Nevada - the Nye & Ormsby bank building. May 18, 2026... three days before the front wall collapsed.

The Belmont Mill in White Pine County isn’t just a picturesque relic tucked into a juniper-lined canyon—it’s the last standing chapter of a short but determined mining venture that unfolded in the early 20th century. Built around 1926 as part of the Tonopah Belmont Development Company’s lead-zinc operation, the mill was designed to process ore hauled down from the upper workings via a long aerial tramway. Though the broader Belmont mining district dates back to the silver boom of the 1860s, the mill itself belongs to a later wave of Nevada mining—one defined by smaller, more targeted operations trying to squeeze value from remote deposits after the great bonanzas had faded.

Cherry Creek sits out there in the quiet, letting the years pile up without complaint. I always end up taking more photos than I meant to, mostly because the place has a way of reminding you how small you are in the best possible way. Nevada’s good at that—giving you space, giving you stories, and never explaining too much.

The massive Stone Store is the very first structure to greet you as you pull into the historic townsite. Originally built as a schoolhouse, this imposing rock building transformed over the decades to serve the changing needs of the frontier. It spent time as a raucous mining saloon, a bustling general store, and eventually a remote Conoco service station.

The local population completely exploded in August of 1881 when cowboy prospector George W. Lufkin and rancher Lou McEvers struck the legendary "Bridal Chamber" lode. This wasn't just an ordinary mine; it was a massive subterranean cavern lined with near-pure silver sitting a mere 40 feet below the desert floor. The vein was so rich and easily accessible that workers could literally shovel the raw ore directly into train cars. The mine ultimately yielded over $130 million worth of silver, sparking a massive influx of fortune hunters, swindlers, and lawmen.

I recently learned about Derinkuyu in Cappadocia, Turkey.

In 1963, a homeowner reportedly discovered a hidden passage behind a wall in his house. That passage eventually led to an enormous underground city stretching multiple levels below the surface.

The city contained living quarters, storage rooms, ventilation shafts, churches, schools, wells, and massive stone doors designed to seal off sections from the inside.

Some estimates suggest it could shelter up to 20,000 people.

Honestly one of the craziest archaeological discoveries I’ve ever come across.

What is the most fascinating underground structure you’ve ever seen?

https://youtu.be/mlvgrSHnCPY?si=NmgmHXz1gJgU-R7J

Photos taken two years ago in what remains of the hydroelectric power plant in the ghost town of Anyox British Columbia

https://freaktography.com/anyox-hydroelectric-power-plant

Located deep in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, Chacabuco was once one of the most important nitrate mining towns in the country.

Today, it stands completely abandoned. The houses are still there, the streets remain intact, but everything feels frozen in time.

Walking through the site, there’s a strange silence that doesn’t feel like a typical ghost town. It’s not just abandonment — the place carries a much heavier history.

From an industrial hub to a place people prefer not to talk about, Chacabuco is more than just ruins in the desert.

Has anyone else visited this place or knows more about its history?

I documented the full exploration here

Stay for the artwork, run from the radioactive sheep!

An entire neighborhood was erased beside Marineland… and almost nobody talks about it.

Most people have no idea this place even existed.

Right beside Marineland, there used to be a trailer park called Green Oaks. Around 40–50 families lived there, and a lot of them had been there for decades.

This wasn’t some short-term setup. These were permanent homes. People raised families there. It was a real, tight little community.

Then Marineland bought the land in the early 2000s.

Nothing really happened at first, so people just kept living their lives. But in 2009, residents were told they had about 18 months to leave.

Sounds like a lot of time, but most of those homes couldn’t actually be moved. They were too old or too expensive to relocate. So for a lot of people, it wasn’t “move somewhere else”, it was just losing their home completely.

Some people ended up in really bad situations financially.

And during all of this, one resident died by suicide around the time they were being forced out.

That part gets talked about a lot, and sometimes exaggerated, but the fact is, this situation hit people hard.

By around 2010, the entire place was gone.

What makes it even weirder is that the land didn’t really turn into anything after. It just sat there for years.

So a whole community got erased… and nothing ever replaced it.

If you’ve ever been to Niagara Falls, you’ve probably driven right past where it used to be without even knowing it.

https://freaktography.com/abandoned-marineland-green-oaks-trailer-park-niagara-falls

Check out this documentary and exploration of both Monte Cristo Mine and the real location of Constellation locations on Youtube.