| Mines > Moorehouse Mine < Death Valley |
|
| features - ecology: wildlife - plants - places - region map - map/sat - roads & trails - wilderness - video - aerial - 360 - old west - communities - books - lodging - |
| route 66 - ghost towns - gold mines - parks & ... - joshua tree - death valley - mojave preserve - native culture - history - natural features - geology - glossary - |
|
Next photo Moorehouse Mine The last stage of mining activities in south Death Valley opened in the mid-1930s, when John Moorehouse located 16 talc claims a short distance northwest of Ibex Springs. By 1941, Moorehouse had managed to extract 1100 tons of talc. After a short period of idleness, Moorehouse then leased his claims to the Sierra Talc Company in the mind-1940s. Sierra Talc developed the ore bodies extensively, and produced almost 62,000 tons of ore by 1959. By then the talc seams were largely depleted, and the mine was operated only sporadically until about 1968. |
Click the photo to begin the slideshow Moorehouse Mine |
|
Wrightwood Real Estate MOUNTAIN HOMES & CABINS Vacation Rentals & Homes for Sale |
Log Cabin Furnishings Lodgepole Pine Log Furniture Rustic Decor & Silhouette Metal Art |
HighDesertRED.com High Desert Real Estate Directory -- |
|
Digital-Desert Abraxas Engineering privacy |
Copyright ©Walter Feller. All rights reserved. Respect U.S and international copyright statutes and our right to own and control our work - DO NOT LINK TO THESE IMAGES FROM WEB PAGES, FORUMS OR BLOGS - |
Desert Gazette |