Sloan

Sloan is a mining settlement in the Mojave Wasteland, located east of Goodsprings.

Background
A mining camp located along the I-15, Sloan and Quarry Junction are the foundations of the NCR's construction efforts in the Mojave. Limestone mined at the quarry is shipped via rail to Boulder City, where the cement mixing plant produces concrete for the construction of bunkers and fortifications at Hoover Dam and along the Colorado River. One of the only places where workers could earn a less than average wage, Sloan has since experienced a drastic slowdown in business when the Powder Gangers attacked it and stole the entire cache of dynamite. Without blasting sticks, the quarry fell silent and a pack of deathclaws moved in. Unable to wipe them out, the workers are on forced leave until someone can clear the infestation.

The morale of the workers is slowly deteriorating, as with a barely functioning generator and no prospects for relief. The group is joined by their pet, a tame mole rat named Snuffles, who suffers from an injured leg. The Courier can heal Snuffle's leg in the side quest Claws Mended if they have 30 points in Medicine.

Layout
To the left of the road are four main buildings and an outhouse. The leftmost building, the worker barracks, has two skill books, Dean's Electronics and Duck and Cover, as well as some other loot. The second building, the mining office, has a stash of bottle caps noted curiously for donations. There is a generator outside the mining office that provides power to Quarry Junction and is not assembled properly. Repairing the generator will complete the unmarked quest Power to the People.

Lastly, the machine shop has a workbench, some scrap metal, a few tubes of wonderglue and other loot. The last building, the mess hall, is where the Courier can begin the unmarked quest, You Gotta Break Out a Few Eggs.

Buildings

 * Machine shop
 * Mess hall
 * Mining office
 * Worker barracks

Inhabitants

 * Chomps Lewis
 * Jas Wilkins
 * Quarry workers
 * Snuffles

Notable loot

 * Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap - On the table directly across from the door in the mess hall.
 * Rose's wasteland omelet recipe - Obtained after completing the unmarked quest You Gotta Break Out a Few Eggs.
 * Dean's Electronics and Duck and Cover - Inside the worker barracks.
 * A large amount of bottle caps - In two adjacent trunks on the second floor of the mining office.

Appearances
Sloan appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
Sloan is based on the real world location of Sloan, Nevada, an unincorporated mining town in Clark County, Nevada.

Bugs

 * Occasionally, the deathclaw alpha male will detect you from Quarry Junction and either run towards you or spawn in Sloan, looking for you, if leaving a building.
 * Sometimes, hearing a worker idly commenting about sighting some peoples on the ridge overlooking the quarry will not add the Great Khan encampment marker. Sometimes instead, the marker will be suddenly added to the map, even without the idle remark being heard.