Esmeralda County Repository Oversight Program

Since its formation in 1861, Esmeralda County has undergone the most dramatic changes in terms of its physical borders of any county in Nevada. However, one factor that has remained relatively constant has been its long-term reliance on mining. Even today, Esmeralda County’s mining industry constitutes a crucial underpinning to the county’s growth and economic well being, even though mining activity has declined by nearly 58 percent from 1983 to 1997 in terms of the value of gross proceeds of mines.