Silver Peak, Nevada: Come for the Lithium Mine...Stay for the Hot Springs and Wild Horses
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- čas přidán 15. 10. 2019
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Lithium is the new silver! With lithium-ion batteries in all our rechargeable gadgets and an increasing number of our cars, the VERY remote, historic mining town of Silver Peak, Nevada is once again booming -- sort of. As home to the only lithium mine is the U.S., this busted little semi-ghost town is right at the center of all the action -- but things haven't changed much, from the look of it. There's still plenty of weathered old buildings, wild horses...and natural hot springs...all in the middle of one of the most surreal landscapes I've ever explored!!
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Hello. My name is Jodi. I was raised in Silver Peak from kindergarten through high school. Seeing your video got me so excited. You are standing in front of my old house during a portion of the video. Growing up in Silver Peak was awesome. We had 4 wheelers and us kids grew up being close friends. We are all grown up now and no longer live there. I can see in your video it has changed quite a bit. I love all of your videos.
Do you have any old photos of Silver Peak? I am the library director here and I am trying to get photos of Silver Peak from any time anyone has to make a timeline around the library.
Oh wow, you most certainly know my grandfather (Bud). His cattle ranch was located there…… this video brought back some wonderful heartfelt memories
Hi @jodirebertson4992 sorry but despite the fact that years have passed, there are no videos about Silver Peak online. I'm preparing a project about it if you have something to say or photos and videos would be important The project is to denounce the damage of mining
The Old School bar was also known as Stubby's, and the Vinegaroon. Now there were some fights there. The other bar/restaurant that was closed was The Miner's Inn. It was a less rowdy place. We had a lot of fun in Silver Peak. The gas station disappeared when the old guy who owned it passed. The Motel was ok. It used to be busy. Anyway good memories
What is the story about the skulls in the case? I can't find any information.
Had friends that lived there 30 years, the guy who retired. They had a lovely home, lawn, gardens. Now they sold and went back home to Washington State on the coast.
Hi Sarah (?), just subscribed to your channel. I was so interested in seeing your video on Silver Peak and the lithium mine. I was a field engineer out of AZ and would go their at least once a year for many years. I serviced their lab equipment which was in that building you described as the mine headquarters, which it was. They were really nice people and most lived in company provided trailers Monday through Friday but went home for the weekends, most lived in Bishop, CA. Keep up the great adventures, enjoy them so much !!! Loved the Alien Inn and Tonopah, home of the Muckers !!! 👍👍👍
Thank you for taking us along for a visit to the hot spring and to Silver Peak, NV. It was an interesting town. You have literally explained the significance of the this frontier town to us. You are a great young lady and stores teller! Best wishes for another great adventure and stay safe on these adventures!🤙🧧🌅
Honestly was happy to see videos of Silverpeak and be able to show people the town I grew up in.
However, I didn’t appreciate some of the comments that you made! It was amazing growing up in Silverpeak and the amount of freedom and activity you have as a kid is quite amazing. We often got lots of comments from visitors about how much they loved the sky and the nature.
I live in Texas now and always talk about how I wish I had the freedom to go shooting in the desert, go dip in the hot ponds and stare at the Milky Way, run my dogs in the mountains and even ride quads through the desert canyons.
The school was open, but is now shut down. You get plenty of socialization because the entire county would meet to form a basketball team to compete against other schools, and we would have a district wide track meet every year. Plus, once you reached high school grades you went to Tonopah.
One thing I’d like to stress, is that with the increase of social media the locals ask you leave things as they were (or a little nicer) and be considerate. Those hot ponds are not public land, and I believe there is still a no trespassing sign there.
However most importantly, if you come to visit our small town.. please don’t be upset when locals come to the hot ponds, or a “popular” area and play loud music, have a fire, party or what not. We’ve been living there for years and like to enjoy it! (I only say this because it seems most like to camp out next to the hot spring but when the high school kids come out in the middle of the night and play loud music and party at the hot ponds the campers like to get upset.)
I was just in that spot soaking this past Sunday. I swear we’ve got close to the same itinerary. Great minds think alike. Every time I watch your videos, I just want to get back out
That lithium mine (moon looking landscape) looks a lot like my lush/green vegetable garden here in Arizona. LOL
That school was open until last year. They started taking the kids to Goldfield because the population dropped too much.. My daughter graduated from Kindergarten and 8th grade from the school in 2012 and 2020. She will be graduating from the Esmeralda County Virtual High School (with honors) in 2024. For the most part I think most kids would say they loved growing up here. Sometimes they may have got a little lonely, but for the most part they all grew up together and were like a big family. We all still keep in close contact. I am the Library Director in Silver Peak and was always that house that all the kids came to and we were (and still are) very close. The kids had the freedom to play outside without us having to worry that someone would come and take them, they had the wide open desert, sand dunes, hot ponds, BBQ's, and parties around the fire pits. There is a public swimming pool as well as one at my house. We all had a good time together and I wouldn't trade these memories for anything else in the world.
My daughter and I were driving from Lovelock, Nevada to Las Vegas, when we passed through Silver Peak... We were scared. It felt the town in the Hills Have Eyes...
Uhh yeah. It’s probably the one place in Nevada that could be a sundown town.
Wow,
You covered a lot of territory with this video.
Loved the wild horses, antelopes and Burros.
That town is a time machine.
Back home there was a Titanium mine. They pumped water into the sandy soil, made a big pond , then filtered the water through a refining system and extracted the Titanium, which is used to make Titanium white paint.
The cleaned sand was pumped back and the Amoeba like pond moved on.
Thanks Mucho,
Rik Spector
Great video...the town reminds me of a bigger version of my favorite fictional town in Nevada....Perfection....glad you didn't run across any Graboids!
Hello wonderhussy. Cool video of another Old Town. I just love seeing you go to these quaint ancient and antique e looking places. You do a great job of showing us around. I look forward to your next video. You take care of my friend, and remember you have a friend in Texas.
Wild horses couldn't drag me away from Wonder Hussy !
Also, right next to the truck that you liked with the comments about the water, is the library. Next time you come through, stop by. We have lots of history here.
my daughter just moved to Reno and I was looking at utubes of Nevada...i watched your video re: hot springs...I think you're funny and I loved the video...
Some fun was had on the porch of the Shifting Sands! I love that you looked in the window of the Miners Inn. Good times ❤️
I wouldn't mind if this was longer and more in depth. Like talking to someone who could walk you through the process of mining the Lithium.
Yeh, They extract the powder out of a mine like they do in Chile, It is a extremely caustic chemical. They pump water into the well and pump it out the lithium is extracted and put into pools they set for several months to conentrate it. It contaminates all the ground waters. Just search lithium mining in chile.
@@BadBrad23 Lithium metal is like Sodum and Potassium. It has to be stored in oil, and is flammable when exposed to air.
Love all your vlogs, Sarah! Thank you so much for all the hard work you do for your fans. 🤗❤️
I love your channel so much. Hotsprings and history are totally my jam!
Tesla fanboy here. I was reading a story a couple of years ago about Lithium mining starting up there and Street Viewed it. Glad you went there and did an awesome tour. Much appreciated.
I am nowhere close to Nevada but find all your adventures very interesting. Who knew there would be so much in the middle of the desert! Nevada has such a varied history.
I knew you were there. My husband worked at a gold mine now long gone in Silver Peak. So we lived there for a time.
Great video, I love when you explore old/new mining towns. You bring a interesting insight to what the people did and where they lived. Good shot of the animals at the watering hole with the mounains in the background.
That was cool to see the wildlife at the watering hole and the wildlife in the hot springs.
Love the history of these old towns. You both do a good job
I can’t tell you how fascinating and compelling you are to view, keep em coming. 👍🏼
I love these videos you do of these off the beaten path places. I will probably never get a chance to explore any of these places on my own but thanks to you I get to see them through your eyes. Thank you so much.
Lithium has been used in lubricants for years. Just remember to use lithium multi purpose grease on your rig, Sarah...so your ball joints and tie rod ends don't suffer
from depression.(8-) Great video on this tiny little town. Thanks for letting us come along for the ride...and a good bit of education.
I was born and raised here....the used mine used to be called Cyprus Hill. It was great growing up there. We used to shoot that cell tower with homemade potatoes guns lol The pool used to be free and so much fun.
We have the weird and the wonderful that’s for sure! Again another interesting place! ❤️❤️❤️
It’s weirder than Hills Have Eyes, there’s a zillion abandoned cars all over town if you get off the main road. They’ll have to add that to the next movie.
My Grandparents lived in Silver Peak in the 60s. We spent spring break there for years! Oh, by the way, we lived in Huntington beach! Talk about a change of scenery...
Thanks for the memories Wonderhussy.
Too bad there wasn't a resident to interview and get there prospective on the place!
I love those old ghost towns. I can't wait to get out there and check them out myself.
Which could happen as early as late Spring next year.
Thanks for another great place to check out! I'll drive out there when it's not quite so cold at night!
Thank you Wonderhussy for all the great adventures Cheers
Always a good story from everybody's favorite Wonderhussy!💋
This was one of my favorite videos you made. I like it when you're serious and you have good facts. Plus now that's a place I'd like to ride the HD to that bar and have some drinks
Love that place. As always great video .
LOVED THE INTRO MUSIC AND THE CUTE SHIH TZU. GREAT VIDEO. I HAVE 3 TZUS, AWESOME DOGS. THAT BAR ROCKED. I GREW UP IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN THE DESERT MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS, BEST CHILDHOOD I COULD OF WISHED FOR.
Yet another great find. Wonder does it again and thank you Sarah
Sensational to see the horses ... stay warm!
Great video Sarra. You covered a lot of ground on this one. The hot springs and the animals. The town is great looks very lad back.
Hi WH, I really enjoyed this video, seeing something different like this is interesting, modern history and the remains of the old times along side each other is fascinating to me on the other side of the world, thank you.
Now that's my kind of bar! That place looks so awesome.
Beautiful wild horses ! 5 stars !
"Dehydrated water" I've got some golfing buddies who wouldn't get that one. They don't win very often.
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I loved that hot spring! Made a video there 🤗. It was much warmer but spent lots of time in there, can’t wait to go back!
That was absolutely fascinating video particularly to this resident of the UK where we have nothing like this, thankyou
OMG!! I love this hotspring because I love to watch the wild horses and wild burros there I am suprised you did not show the killer artwork in the building behind this spring. Super cool place!!!
wow! loved the mining cart ,wood burner convert! so kool....
those old gas stations it would be fun if you checked the price of gas on the pump, may give us a time period of when it was last open.
Problem is is that because it is so remote the price would be close to double what it usually is closer in to the cities. I remember stopping at an old gas station even for 1970 and gas was 55 cents a gallon when it was about 27 cents at the time.
Oh sweet! I live in N.C. and have wild horses on the coast. It is so awesome.
I have been to your state park on the ocean ..camping was great
I heard El Paso, TX has the highest lithium levels in their water as well as one of the lowest violent crime rates. Coincidence? I think not.
To bad they can't pump some of that water to the big cities .. ,🤔✌️💪👍
.....Like your smile..... Love your style..... Glad that you could chat a while.....!!
Well done and well researched!
22:11 👏 Another wonderful video production!! Love em! Keep em going💞
What a quiet town! One could hear a pin drop. I wonder what's with the human skulls in the bar???? Another great WH adventure. Loved the wildlife in the first segment.
Love your video's. To me you seem like a real down to earth person. You don't seem to need a $300.00 dollar a night motel stay, rather sleep in you car. That's great. Seems like you would rather be in the back country than a big town shopping. You keep it up and you will have a follower for life!!
You are so funny to me.... In a very good way. I enjoy your vedios. Because you always give a little history of the cool places that you go to. 🏴☠️
I taught 6th, 7th, and 8th grade at the Silver Peak School.
I was in silver peak elementary for 2 years before we moved to henderson.......do you know neil terherne?
Love your handle, and enjoyed the interesting video.
Really cool!
There is no doubt that lithium ion batteries are a huge jump forward. I use one on a small hand drill - it takes only 30 minutes to charge and lasts for months if you're not using it , and still hours of use
I love your adventures!
Great video Sarah. Love your videos.
Amazing work WH! RockOn!
Oh I did the drive from my lush, greencountry section of Oklahoma, went thru NM, AZ & up to Reno, Tahoe, Virginia City & back. I was so sick of the desert & my poor dogs didn't know where to potty, due to no grass growing. However, staring down all those desert dirt roads got my imagination going...in a bad movie kind of way. I never had any clue we were driving past tons & tons of free hot springs until I found your channel. Now I'm watching all your videos planning myself a road trip back out there again only this time to visit all the hot springs that I can.
Friend just retired from the Lithium mine after 30 years.
Wow
Wonderhussy ,you are my kind of girl,my partner in crime. Love to meet you.. fellow van dweller here.love your vids!!! Much love....peace...😊❤️🦋🦋✌️
Omg you had me at wild horses
The places you visit are fascinating. Can’t wait to travel out there myself.
Oh, you just answered my question!
This hot spring is in the book as Alkali Flat Hot Springs. There is an abandoned concrete power station building there.
That tiny house is hilarious. Poor truck . They're not really made to be a travel trailer. Waaaaay too heavy.
Cool place. Thanks.
Wow I’ve driven by these weird lakes and was wondering why...love how you look up stuff
I’m a process engineer for the lithium mine and live in Silver Peak. If you’d ever like to know more about the process, i’m happy to share what i’m able to disclose. The school here is a single classroom school with about 12 kids. The area sits on top of an aquifer. The ponds are created by pumping water up from the aquifer. The sun is then used to concentrate the brine before a precipitation process is used to pull the lithium out and the remainder of the water is returned back from where it came.
Wow! You return that concentrated brine to the aquifer as if that is a good thing? How could it be?
was out in reno carson city, virgina city, last week and in to caif, loved it all , wish we could have seen you, but keep your pretty eyes on cam
Awesome, seeing wild animals
One of my favorite spots - Alkali Hot springs. I have run into a guy that supposedly owns the springs but... Good Camping.Great Wildlife and Great Springs.
It is the short way to get from Reno to LV. Not the quick way but the short way.
If you head toward dyer go right by Fish Lake HS. Nice trip on the way to or from DV. Also Gemfield is nearby.
It is private property and you are not supposed to camp there. You can camp across the road.
You are right, I should have mentioned - camp across the street. @@RLZerr
I was there 20 years ago. Nice Ag mine
Thanks!👍😊
Great little town 👍
Wonder hussy finds the coolest stuff... Dang it I gotta get out to Nevada soon and see some of this stuff
Another great bid!
love this !!!!
1:46 Nice horses. and remaining animals.
Wild horses couldn't chase me away!
Wonderful video. Really charged me up.
Excellent video!
LOL 😅 Tattooine 😅😉🤪
...right now , the atmosphere is so clear , we can see Both moons of Alderaan 😅😘
An awesome video , Wonder ...
We like your work 😃😍🤩😉
Wonderhussy can do no wrong!! Wonderhussy is a saint!! Wonderhussy, where do you get the perfect music you put with your videos?
It's not a paved Road it's an oiled Road used to be pretty common back in the day Salt Flat is so hard and put some oil down like tar gets hard great to drive on
I like the bar room looks like the yacht club in Swampscott LOL
Let's see how nippie it is ,,,*_* 😁
Doc Holiday (🌼 Y 🌼)
@@jonmacdonald5345 I like it so cool it looks like hers...🍒
At least a wet t-shirt
I believe that Virginia City is older then Silver Peak as a mining town.
Virginia city ! Love that place ! 1859 when it all started I think ?
_Well, one thing, I'm sure that there is no depression or wild mood swings there either! That bar is cool, haven't been there in years, but it looks the same._
very good show.
I missed your story tellings besafe