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Location DB > United States > California > Death Valley > Owl Hole Springs Mining Area  Name Owl Hole Springs Mining Area  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by rapcw on 6/1/2007 2:14 AM last modified by fr00tCake on 10/24/2022 8:45 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description An iron mining area consisting of the Black Magic and New Deal mines and ruins around Owl Hole Springs.  Basic Information Type: Outdoors Status: Abandoned Accessibility: Moderate Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby  Physical Information Address Death Valley, California United States Owner: NPS See a map of this location  Hazards rust unsafe flooring Burros  Interesting Features Owl Hole Springs and the various ruins around there, the sites of the Black Magic and New Deal mines.  Security Measures about 30 miles of rough dirt roads  Historical Dates Built: 1910 Closed: 1958  Required Equipment flashlight binoculars head protection Water  Recommended Equipment Camera  History In February 1910 a prospector named Alex Yeoman discovered a large low-grade manganese (iron oxide) deposit north of Owl Hole Spring, which he named the Owls Head or Owl Hole Mine. Due to its remote location and low quality ore, the mine wouldn't pay until World War One brought a surge in demand for iron. After hostilities broke out in 1914, Yeoman began working the mine and constructed a road east across the southern end of Death Valley to the nearest Tonopah & Tidewater siding at Riggs, to which ore was hauled by two caterpillar tractors. Even at boom prices however, the ore averaged only $35 a ton, and the mine was a minor and sporadic producer from its first shipment in 1915 until it was forced to shut down from price declines following the end of the war, shipping about 3,000 tons overall. During World War Two, the mine again became active, shipping 12,000 tons between 1941 and 1946 before ceasing production for good. Other manganese mines were worked along side the Owls Head during periods of high prices. The nearby New Deal Mine produced about 4,000 tons between 1916 and 1956, and the Black Magic mine operated sporadically from 1942 to 1958. Production in the area ceased after that, and in 1994 the Owl Hole Springs mining area became part of the new Death Valley National Park.  Media Coverage  Future Plans Will remain the same.  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries Memorial Day Weekend Sat, May 26th, 2007 posted by rapcw 22 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 10/25/2022 2:25 PM.  Latest Changes on Oct 25 22 at 14:25, Emperor Wang validated this location on Oct 24 22 at 20:45, fr00tCake changed the following: Latitude, Longitude, Co-ordinate Accuracy, Prefer Satellite on Oct 9 07 at 1:03, Emperor Wang validated this location on Oct 8 07 at 1:34, rapcw changed the following: History on Oct 8 07 at 1:24, rapcw made this location available on Oct 7 07 at 3:07, rapcw changed the following: History on Oct 7 07 at 3:03, rapcw changed the following: History, Interesting Features, Security Measures, Required Equipment, Description on Aug 23 07 at 23:16, rapcw updated gallery Memorial Day Weekend on Aug 23 07 at 23:15, rapcw updated gallery Memorial Day Weekend on Aug 23 07 at 23:14, rapcw updated gallery picture Burros  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 46 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738814965 pages have been generated.