Goldfield information

Goldfield is the county seat of Esmeralda County, Nevada. It is about 170 miles southeast of Carson City, along U.S. Highway 95. As of the 2000 census, the Goldfield area population was 440, almost half of the county's population, though for several years in the early 20th century Goldfield was the largest town in Nevada.
Goldfield was a boomtown in the first decade of the 20th century due to the discovery of gold - between 1903 and 1940, Goldfield's mines produced more than $86 million. While a small permanent population remains in Goldfield, it is largely a ghost town. Gold exploration still continues in and around the town today. (...) more....

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