The Loneliest Road in America
Copper Mines, "Glory Holes", NV

The Ruth Open Pit Copper Mines are located just east of Ely. Open pit mines like these are called "glory holes" in miner's slang. These particular ones produced nearly one billion dollars in copper, gold, and silver during the first half of the 1900s. The huge mounds that remain visible are waste rock removed to uncover the ore.