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Brent Underwood. The Cerro Gordo Mines are a collection of abandoned mines located in Cerro Gordo in the Inyo Mountains, Inyo County, near Lone Pine, California. Mining operations spanned 1866 to 1957, producing high grade silver, lead, zinc ore, and more rarely gold ore and copper ore. [1] Some ore was smelted on site, but larger capacity ...
Eagle Mountain, California. / 33.85750°N 115.48722°W / 33.85750; -115.48722. Eagle Mountain is a ghost town in the California desert in Riverside County founded in 1948 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. The town is located at the entrance of the now-defunct Eagle Mountain iron mine, once owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad, then ...
782. Calico is a ghost town and former mining town in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Calico Mountains of the Mojave Desert region of Southern California, it was founded in 1881 as a silver mining town, and was later converted into a county park named Calico Ghost Town. Located off Interstate 15, it lies 3 miles ...
Like many of California's estimated 47,000 abandoned mines, the Idaho-Maryland has a toxic legacy. An arsenic-laden tailing berm near the site of the abandoned mine. (Elias Funez / Union)
Cerro Gordo, California. Coordinates: 117°47′42″W. Cerro Gordo in 1980. Cerro Gordo is a former settlement in Inyo County, California, United States, and was primarily a silver mining town based around the Cerro Gordo Mines. At its height, hundreds of dwellings dotted the landscape, while miners sought their fortunes.
New Idria is a California Historical Landmark (#324) [2] [5] and home of the world's first Gould Rotary Furnace, which revolutionized ore processing technology worldwide. [11] On July 30, 2010, a fire destroyed 13 buildings on the north side of town. [12] Superfund Site.
The mine referred to in this short treatise is in southern Kern County in California. Other names. The Lost Padre Mine is the most common name found in documentation however the mine is also known by other names including the Los Padres Mine, Lost Los Padres Mine, Lost Padres Mine, and the San Emigdio silver mine. The legend
Keane Wonder Mine. Coordinates: 36°40′9″N 116°54′34″W. Tramway, Keane Wonder Mine. The Keane Wonder Mine and mill is an abandoned mining facility located within Death Valley National Park in Inyo County, California. It is located in the Funeral Mountains east of Death Valley and Furnace Creek, California.