Digital-Desert : Mojave Desert |
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Gold:
- Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert Mines & MillsIncluding gold mines, silver mines, and various other metals and minerals ...AtoliaIn 1912 Germans came to the area looking for scheelite ore, the ore tungsten ...Arbuckle MineA magnesite (magnesium) mine high up on the side of the cliff in Afton Canyon. ...Bonanza King MineThe Bonanza King Mine in the Mojave Preserve is located just to the north of ...Bonanza King MillCerro GordoThe "fat hill" produced silver, lead and zinc for a century. At its peak over ...Death Valley MineOriginally called Dawson Camp, the Death Valley Gold Milling and Mining Company first ...Desert Queen MineAfter somewhat dubious beginings, the Desert Queen Mine became one of the ...Eagle Cliff MineJoshua Tree National ParkEureka MinePanamint Mountains, Death Valley NPEvening Star MineThe Evening Star mine was in production between 1939 and 1944 and was ...Gold Hammer MineThe Gold Hammer, in the southern most part of the Mojave Preserve, appears to ...Gold MountainKeane WonderKeeler SmelterThese ruins east of Keeler are of a "reverberating" smelter. Smelters were used ...KokoweefLester Dale MineLippencott Lead MineLost Burro MineLost Horse MineAn exception is the Lost Horse Mine, which produced 10,000 ounces of gold and ...Mastodon MineThe ore from the original mine shaft at the base of Mastodon Peak produced ...Moorehouse MineOK MineThe OK and Supply mines were top producers starting up about 1899 providing ...Old Dominion MineCopper and some gold were dug out of the Old Dominion mine. The view of ...Old Dutch Cleanser MineRuth MineIn 1899, Doug Graham and Smiley Jones found some gold float in the canyon, followed it ...Silver Bell (Barstow)Silver Bell MineClearly visible in the eastern Hexie Mountains about .75 mile from the Pinto Basin Road west of the cholla cactus ...SkidooStedman/Baghdad-ChaseTropicoVirginia DaleThe Virginia Dale Mine dates to the early 1880s and little is known of its ...Wall Street MillBill Keys operated the Wall Street mill, which was originally owned by ...Winona MillMilling operation ruins near Cottonwood Springs |
WARNINGMany mines and ghosttown ruins have become active under private ownership. DO NOT TRESPASS! Obtain permission from the property owner before entering any private property for any activity.Ore ProcessingMining History |
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