This is a view looking generally west over Governor Basin from CR 8531C.   The Mountain Top Mine talus is visible in the distance on the left center of the image.  The image was taken at a point where the road finally levels providing an amazing airplane view of this massive bowl.  The route is pretty bad (rock slabs, sharp turns on rock slabs and steps) until you get above tree line.  We discovered that we did not have 4WD low when driving this route.

The building clinging to the slope beyond was a dormitory for the miners and not a stamp mill.  This dorm will need to be stabilized very soon or it will collapse. 

The mine in the bottom of the basin is active.