Dynamite Cave, Nevada

Adam Haydock
Jun 17
1 min read

The Nevada desert has many secrets, including secrets of historic significance. Caves were used as storage facilities by miners — equipment was kept and sometimes left behind forever. Dynamite Cave is a small ~100ft cave in a remote Nevada range. The cave held 100-year-old dynamite that was 'sweating' — nitroglycerin seeping out of the shell. This is potentially dangerous as the smallest spark or impact could trigger an explosion. The dynamite was removed before someone got hurt.

No dynamite or other artifacts were inside the cave when we arrived — good that the explosives were taken out before someone got hurt touching them. A fascinating piece of Nevada mining history documented and protected.

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