1983 Map of Southeastern Mine

About this map

The Southeastern Mine sits as a lonely industrial anchor in a landscape defined by the overlapping boundaries of high-desert conservation and military activity. Situated within the Desert National Wildlife Range, this 1983 provisional survey highlights the stark geography where the Pintwater Range and Desert Range converge. Much of the southern and western territory is occupied by the Nellis Air Force Range, a restricted area that has long dominated the local land use of southern Lincoln County. The map details the transition from the steep, arid slopes of the ranges down into the broad expanse of Three Lakes Valley. This document, based on 1970s field data, captures the intersection of mining history and modern federal management in a region where few permanent settlements ever took hold.