For those of you that haven't been here, we do have a lot of space. Surely there is prehistoric Turquoise Jewelry featuring California Turquoise. B orate mining kept the town alive, though most of the miners had left, even through the panic of 1906. 124005410, citing Greenlawn Cemetery and Mortuary, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA ; Maintained by Tiffany (contributor 48174654) . It includes information such as collecting locations that I've visited or that I've researched, and also information from other rockhounds. Premium members have access to Google dynamic maps. Calico Mines County: San Bernardino Primary Minerals: Silver and Borax. Very nice visitor center for the world’s largest Borax mine. 32, T28S, R34E, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) NW of Claraville, S of Camp Nick Williams and French Meadow, on National Forest land.

NOTE: This locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database. This page allows for the entry of Rock collecting locations that have been found by users on the internet or by reference sources. Opal Hill is well known for its beautiful and rare fire agate, opal eggs and quartz crystals.

This website is dedicated to the amateur rockhound who is interested in finding rock specimens for their collection. Barnett Opal Mine, Silica Gem claims, Last Chance Canyon, El Paso Mountains District, El Paso Mountains, Kern Co., California, USA : A former precious opal occurrence/claims/mine, located in the W canyon wall complex of Last Chance Canyon, on state park land. Other locations for these types of grossularites are the south side of Watts Valley in Fresno County, near Selma in Tulare County, near Big Bar in Butte County and near El Toro in Orange County. Gold was mined on a lesser scale in the 1930's. Quick Facts Antimony , Arsenic , Asbestos , Barium-Barite , and Bentonite mines located in Kern County, California. Fee Digging Sign-ups, Registration, Shopping, Etc. We had our motorhome and on approach to the visitor center realized the entrance road turned into a steep sand/gravel hill with washboard. Material from the mine is a fine blue color, hard, and takes a good polish. Full text of "County Report 1, Mines and Mineral Resources of Kern County California" See other formats LIST OF MINES, MINERAL DEPOSITS, PROSPECTS, AND SELECTED GEM AND MINERAL LOCALITIES SHOWN ON MAP DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY * Unconfirmed location (usually plotted in center of the reported section) t Projected No. Ownership and use of this claim is overseen by the Bureau of Land Management's Ridgecrest Field Office under the serial number CAMC47846. When one thinks of a mine, images of deep shafts or dark tunnels usually come to mind.

Prehistoric mining tools have been found in some of the old workings of the turquoise mines in San Bernardino County.

Kern Co., California, USA : NOTE: The files in this county are under systematic revision as of April 26th. Opal Prospect The Opal Prospect is a gold mine located in Kern county, California at an elevation of 6,601 feet.

A l’époque, la mine fut comblée par les mineurs afin d’être dissimulée. For those of you that have already been to the Royal Peacock Opal Mine, you are probably aware that we have plenty of room to maintain adequate separation.

FIRE OPAL is a closed mining claim in Kern, California. Description Legal. COUNTY: Kern DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF PROJECT: The project is the removal, closure and restoration of a 3/4 mile primitive route that leads to Barnett's Surface Opal Mine within Red Rock Canyon State Park. Kern County, CA × Show Labels. Dogs are also able to use this trail. The Opal Hill Mine can be better described as a claim established on a hillside which overlooks a valley. The last action for this claim occurred on October 1, 1996. Thank you! Kern County, CA mines, mine companies, mine owners and mine information. Photo: TalShiar. Map and Download GPS Waypoints for 3068 Mines in California Click here to download GPS waypoints (POIs) for all of the mines in California in GPX format . The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Kern County, CA Gold mines, mine companies, mine owners and mine information. Watch Queue Queue. Filter 400 gold mines by commodity, disposition, development status, and record type in Kern County, California. Nan B & M Antimony 1. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Ima Opal Keller Frost (30 Mar 1926–9 Aug 2000), Find a Grave Memorial no. Opal Canyon OHV Trail is a 8.5 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Cantil, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. Two 20-acre mining claims, and two 5-acre mill sites.