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Mojave National Preserve >
Standard Mine #1
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created by robk700
on 1/14/2010 9:07 PM
last modified by robk700
on 1/14/2010 9:40 PM
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Standard covers a large area with structures that span several decades. Most of the mines are sealed unfortunately with bat friendly cages. If you are super ambitious you can climb the mountain to see some more working but again you'll be met by either more cages or strait verticals. If you have a choice see the other mines in the area before this one. There's not much left.
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Type: Outdoors
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Moderate
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
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rust unsafe flooring general mine hazards
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Larry M. Vredenburgh: "In 186 the California Mining Bureau reported that the Ivanpah Mountains were the scene of active prospecting for gold-copper ore. During this revival, the Excelsior Mine was located by Joseph Nelson and Gus Moore of Manvel, and eventually a 124-foot deep incline shaft was sunk. A mine camp known as Copper Camp was established here." Nine years later in the summer of 1905 the mine was leased from Nelson for a 10-year period by the Standard Mines Company of Los Angeles. The mine from then on was known as the Standard Number 1 or the Standard and work soon began here and on the nearby Standard Number 2. The company spent $25,000 sinking a two-compartment shaft and constructing a camp consisting of a bunk house and boarding house sufficient to house 100. The camp had a store and even telephone service. Wagons pulled by 16-horse teams hauled ore ten miles to the railroad at Cima, then the Salt Lake Railroad shipped it to smelters at Salt Lake City. The mine was productive 18 months, yielding 60 railroad car loads of ore, worth a total of $68,000, that averaged 9.2 percent copper and about $4 in gold and silver. By December 1906, the mine was tied up in litigation. The August 1907 American Mining Review reported, "The mine has been stripped of practically all ore that was developed, and is now closed down owing to exceptionally bad management." Despite this bleak assessment, in September 1907 two shifts were again working the mine which continued to produce sporadically until 1919 when it was abandoned.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Opheliaism on 1/15/2010 1:54 AM.
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on Jan 15 10 at 1:54, Opheliaism validated this location on Jan 14 10 at 21:40, robk700 changed the following: Description on Jan 14 10 at 21:39, robk700 made this location available on Jan 14 10 at 21:39, robk700 added some pictures to a gallery on Jan 14 10 at 21:24, robk700 created a new gallery on Jan 14 10 at 21:23, robk700 updated the main picture on Jan 14 10 at 21:21, robk700 changed the following: Notes for Mods, Type, City, Province / State (please use full name), Country, Latitude, Longitude, Co-ordinate Accuracy, Publically Viewable, History, Year Built, Year Closed, Status, Accessibility, Hazards, Interesting Features, Recommendation, Security Measures, Recommended Equipment, Media Coverage, Future Plans, Description, Web Links
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