Vintage 1942 Ore Storage Silos at Basic Magnesium Plant

Giant silos rise eighty-four feet at the Basic Magnesium Incorporated plant in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving as ore storage facilities during World War II. The photo, taken around 1942, shows a peat storage building to the left. Basic Magnesium Incorporated was instrumental in producing magnesium, essential for aircraft manufacturing during the war.

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