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Gold Mines & Mills -
Death Valley National Park
Keane Wonder Mineclick the photo to view the galleryJack Keane found gold in this area of the Funeral Mountains in 1903. The ore was of high quality and the mine was sold for $150,000 before any development began. The peak years, 1907 through 1911, the mine processed nearly 74,000 tons of gold, silver and lead ore paying roughly $9.22 a ton. Throughout the years from the discovery of the mine, 1903 to 1916 production totaled $1,100,000. Also see: Keane Wonder Mill Keane Wonder Tram History of Keane Wonder Mine |
Clickable Stovepipe Wells area map Click here to zoom out to the Death Valley Map |
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Canyon Cartography |
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