Gold Mining Inspection: California Desert Conservation Area - May 1988

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CALIFORNIA DESERT ONSERVATION AREA MAY

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Gold Mine Inspection California

Desert

Conservation

Area

Introduction:

During the week of May 16, 1988, an inspection was made of four major producing gold mines, and two proposed gold mines in the California Deser The latter are to be operational in 1989. Three of the sites are in the! Centro Resource Area (Goldfields Mesquite, Padre-Madre, American Girl) am three in the Needles Resource Area (Morning Star, Colosseum and Viceroy) Appendix 1 for mine statistics). A reconnaissance was also made of sever areas of the Panamint Mountains to review a small vat leaching project th has yet to produce any gold; and a few other projects where 3809 plans we)

filed 4-5 years ago, cabins.

but little has been done except the maintenance

The following personnel

Bob Anderson Dick Johnson

Jim Pompy Hugh Riecken

were

on the inspection team:

Agency

Background

BIM BIM

Geologist Forester; Resources Planning

CA Division of Mines & Geology BIM

of a

Present Position Deputy State Director, Deputy State Director, Renewable Resources

Mining Engineer

Mine Reclamation

Forester

Associate

Mineral Lands