History of Mojave Desert Mining

 

Desert Fever Vredenburgh, Shumway, Hartill - 1981
An overview of mining in the California Desert Conservation Area

An Overview of Mining in the California Desert 2005

Ghost Towns of the Upper Mojave Desert Hensher & Vredenburgh, 1986

My Wikipedia Entries

Historic Photos

Geographically enabled photos of the Mojave Desert on the Panoramio website.

San Bernardino County - East Mojave Desert

• The Historical Mining Towns of the Eastern Mojave Desert Alan Hensher - 2005
• A brief summary of East Mojave Desert Mining History 1995
• Early Mines of Southern Clark Mountain, Northern Mescal Range and Ivanpah Mountains, San Bernardino County. 1996
• Later Mines of Southern Clark Mountain, Northern Mescal Range and Ivanpah Mountains, San Bernardino County. 1996
• Mining History of the Silurian Hills, Shadow Mountains, and Halloran Springs Area 1996
• Mining Claims in the East Mojave (Download zipped MS Access database - transcribed by Ted Weasma)
• Mining Claims in the Standard Mining District (transcribed by Ted Weasma)
• Mining Claims held by Riley Bembry-East Mojave Desert (transcribed by Ted Weasma)

San Bernardino County

• Alvord Mine 2011
• Copper City 2011
• Palm Borate Mine Calico, 2010
• Chubbuck 1981, revised 1996
• Goldstone, Mining History 1998
• Fort Irwin Mining History 1994
• Mining in the Vicinity of Oro Grande, San Bernardino County 1992

Kern, Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino Counties

• Mining History of the Western Mojave Desert and Southern Sierra
• Stauffer, Ventura County James R. Evans, Larry M. Vredenburgh - 1982

Saltdale, Redrock Canyon, Gypsite, Garlock

• Saltdale, Kern County Alan Hensher, Gregg Wilkerson, Larry M. Vredenburgh - 1998
• The History of Saltdale Alan Hensher
• Garlock: The History of a Milling Town Alan Hensher
• Gypsite: A Humble Product from a Humble Camp Alan Hensher
• The History of Early Mining in the El Paso Mountains Alan Hensher
• Redrock Canyon Newspaper Clippings
• United States v. Long Beach Salt Comany, 1975. Interior Board of Land Appeals Decision
• Documents from the case file - United States v. Long Beach Salt Company

Inyo County

• Reilly 1987
• Resting Springs 1997

Riverside County

• Orocopia Mine
• Orocopia Mine (References)

Biographies

• James H. Crossman - Biography 1979
• James H. Crossman - Contemporary account of death and funeral
• Thomas McFarlane

Source Material

• Scanned Scrapbooks of California Historical Mining Articles
• Links to other on-line sources

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