Our Dinner: MRE's at Columbus
December 17th, 2021
Argentum, also known as Gates Mill, was a mill operation that began in the 1950's, and, according to Paher, ran for about a decade.
The Brookside Quarries, Inc. which is owned and operated by E. S. Gates and associates is also engaged in tungsten mining. This property is located 8 miles north of Coaldale, 3 miles west of the highway, and one mile from the old camp of Columbus. There is a mill on the property and several men are steadily employed.
-Reno Evennig Gazette, August 10, 1953
ARGENTUM
The Argentum Mining Company, lessee of the Columbus Mill, 24 miles southease of Mina, had eight men on the payroll producing gold, silver, and lead from their flotation plant.
-Nevada State Journal, January 23, 1955
Judging from appearances and vehicles, there is a mill here on the south side of the road still in operation, milling something. There is also a rather large set of ruins of what appears to be a previous mill site on the opposite side of the road.