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In Death Valley National Park November 24, 2014

Harrisburg

We visited Harrisburg in 2014. Moderately preserved with moderate vandalism, sadly. Harrisburg is located in Death Valley National Park only a short distance west of the Eureka Mine.…

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In Death Valley National Park November 24, 2014

Cashier Mill

Cashier Mill is located in Death Valley National Park only a short distance east of Harrisburg, California. The Eureka Mine that fed the mill was opened in 1905…

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In Death Valley National Park November 24, 2014

Eureka Mine at Harrisburg

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…

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In Mother Lode (Central) November 9, 2014

Eagle-Shawmut Mine

With Lake Don Pedro water levels at an all time low in November 2014 and much ado in the press we set out down Highway 49 to take…

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In Mother Lode (Southern) November 9, 2014

Oak Hill Mine

I found this mine searching USGS Historic Topo maps near La Grange. The maps show two shafts only a few minutes north of La Grange. Mindat.org indicates a…

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In Mother Lode (Southern) November 8, 2014

Chinese Camp

We have driven by and through Chinese Camp several times over the years on our travels up and down Highway 49 but never stopped. But now with Lake…

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In Mother Lode (Southern) November 8, 2014

Tarantula Hawk Mine

The Tarantula Mine can only be seen when Lake Don Pedro is at extremely low levels as it was when we visited in November 2014. Part of the…

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In Mother Lode (Central) October 31, 2014

Argonaut Mine

The Argonaut is the site of the worst gold mining disaster in California History. On August 27th, 1922, 47 immigrant miners became trapped at the 4,650 foot level…

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In Mother Lode (Central) October 28, 2014

Sutter Gold Mining – North Star Mine

Located right off old Highway 49 is what used to be the North Star Mine (according to USGS Topo) now owned by Sutter Gold Mining Inc.. Sutter Gold…

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In Mother Lode (Central) October 22, 2014

Keystone Mine

The Keystone Mine was a significant contributor to gold production in the Mother Lode producing $24,000,000 in gold to a depth of 2680′ from 1851 until it’s close…

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      Several years into exploring we surprisingly enough had never heard of New Idria. After binge…

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      The Defense Mine is a popular jeep, 4×4, rock crawler and hiking destination located 2…

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      The Winkeye Mine peaked our interest after watching a YouTube and reading a blog post…

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      The Burgess Mine, a gold mine,  sits high atop the ridge of the Inyo Mountains…

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