Techatticup Mine

Techatticup mine is a location in the Mojave Wasteland, located southeast of Nelson. Several Legion troops occupy the interior with two captured NCR troopers.

Background
Located at an elevation of 2,477 feet (755 m), midway in Eldorado Canyon, the historic Techatticup mine was once the most productive gold mine in the Colorado Mining District, an exceptionally productive deposit of gold through drift mining.

After the veins ran dry, the mine was converted into a tourist attraction, complete with its own parking lot. Following the Great War, mining operations and visits from tourists have long stopped, and evidence of the mine's use as a storage location for barrels full of radioactive debris can be found. Two centuries later, the long-abandoned mine is used by the Legion under Decanus Alexus to hold captured NCR troopers.

Layout
The mine is located at the turnaround point on the road past Nelson and was used as a dumping ground or storage area for nuclear waste. There is a hollowed-out rock directly to the right of the mine's entrance. The rock is marked with two white rectangles. After a short winding path from the entrance, there is a small chamber containing Legion troops, and paths leading left and right.

The left path leads down to a large, irradiated chamber with a group of eight Legion members including their leader Alexus, who holds the key to the storage areas down the righthand path containing NCR prisoners. The chamber centers around a large concentration of irradiated barrels and over a dozen skeletons laying amongst the waste.

Farther down the path, there are two Average locked gates with various weapons and armor within. Taking the righthand side path leads to a small chamber with four Legion troops and two locked storage areas, each containing a tied-up NCR soldier and some loot.

Notable loot

 * One copy of both Patriot's Cookbook and Lad's Life can be found on the bottom shelf in the first storage area containing a prisoner.

Related quests

 * Anywhere I Wander: The Courier is approached by Private Renolds who has escaped Legion captivity in the mine. He asks for help in rescuing two other NCR soldiers who are still held captive.

Appearances
Techatticup mine appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
Techatticup mine is based on the real world location of Techatticup Mine in Clark County, Nevada.

Bugs
When approaching the mine, the troops outside (or even inside) will not attack the player character, even if being vilified by Caesar's Legion.