Our Dinner: Italian sausage and eggs
Discovered and mostly active in the 1870's and 1880's. The La Panta Mine is said to have produced $300,000 in ore, mostly gold, but by 1936 the property was idle and the equipment removed. (Mines of Churchill and Mineral County)
Mentions in the press are rather taciturn, leading one to believe this was not an impressive site.
Six inches of snow fell on the LaPanta last Monday.
-Walker Lake Bulletin, April 13, 1887
The recent developments at the LaPanta make that mine better than it has ever been.
-Walker Lake Bulletin, February 22, 1888
The Kinkead Mill started up yesterday for a short run on the LaPanta and Pamlico ore.
-Daily Appeal, June 18, 1891
Jack Maney, who is developing LaPanta No. 2 and 3, is in town for supplies.
-Walker Lake Bulletin, March 10, 1897
Not really a ghost town per se, but this was a productive mine with some support structures, one of which is still standing.