The Eureka Mine is located in Death Valley National Park only a short distance west of the Harrisburg, California. The mine was opened in 1905 by Shorty Harris and Pete Aguereberry. Pete continued to mine here for 40 years producing $170,000 in gold. His abandoned home and cars still exist at Aguereberry Camp the only remains of Harrisburg (slightly west of the pin). The oar car tracks that enter the mine can be seen in the photo above as well as from Google Earth.
The mine entrance is open to adventurous explorers in the summer but closed during the winter to prevent disturbing the Townsend Big Eared Bats that call the mine their winter home. To the right of the mine is Pete’s home and to the left is the Cashiers Stamp Mill. During our visit in 2014 the bat gate was locked closed.
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