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YELLOW ASTER MINING & MILLING CO. (Rand Mtn. Mining Co.)
- 1920 thru Presen
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Owner: Leasing
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Leasing
May 15, 1920:
Posted in Randsburg, Randsburg Mines
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YELLOW ASTER MINING & MILLING CO. (Rand Mtn. Mining Co.)
- 1910 thru 1919
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The Glory Hole
January 9, 1910:
Posted in Randsburg, Randsburg Mines
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YELLOW ASTER MINING & MILLING CO. (Rand Mtn. Mining Co.)
- 1902 thru 1909
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Under Ground Mining
July 06, 1902:
Posted in Randsburg, Randsburg Mines
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YELLOW ASTER MINING & MILLING CO. (Rand Mtn. Mining Co.)
- 1898 thru 1901
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Major Development
January 31, 1898:
Posted in Randsburg, Randsburg Mines
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JOHANNESBURG TOWNSITE ( SILVER CITY )
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January, 1897: “Joburg”, as it is known to the natives, owes its existence to the discovery of gold (and other valuable minerals ) in the hills of the Rand Mining District.
Posted in Johannesburg, Johannesburg Township
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Transportation of Johannesburg
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". . . transportation hub of the Upper Mojave Desert."
December, 1897: JOHANNESBURG was the transportation hub of the Upper Mojave Desert from the arrival of the Randsburg Railway in December of 1897 until the inauguration of railway services to the town of Trona in September of 1914.
Posted in Johannesburg, Johannesburg Transportation
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MINES OF JOBURG – INTRODUCTION
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"Born to Wander, Cursed to Stay and Dig."
December, 1896: GOLD MINING in the hills surrounding Johannesburg started before the thought of a town was even conceived. Claims such as the Eagle
Posted in Johannesburg, Johannesburg Mines
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Sunbeam Mill
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"This is where the really cool quote will go, yes siree, right here!"
Posted in Johannesburg, Johannesburg Mills
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PARKER MILL
Survey Number: #12345
Owner: Frank Furter
Date of Discovery: December 12, 1889
"___pounding away day and night and giving good satisfaction'
Posted in Johannesburg Mills
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KING SOLOMON MILL
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"This is where the really cool quote will go, yes siree, right here!"
Posted in Johannesburg Mills
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WOOD’S AUTOMATIC DRY CONCENTRATOR MILL
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". . . will work a revolution in gold mining throughout the country."
Posted in Johannesburg Mills
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PHOENIX aka OPERATOR CONSOLIDATED MILL
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". . .will largely help to bring this district to the front, where it should belong."
July 23, 1904:
Posted in Johannesburg Mills
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Pinmore aka Croesus Mill
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"Squeezing cream out of old "Bessie" was alot easier that squeezing gold out of the ground."
July 11, 1897:
Posted in Johannesburg Mills
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Red Dog Mill
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"This is where the really cool quote will go, yes siree, right here!"
AUTHOR’S NOTE, (BP 11/2010): Since we have ruins & tailings for only one mill adjoining the township, we assume the Red Dog Mill is the Johannesburg Reduction & Sampling Works by a new name; (as one fades from use as the other ascends). June 1, 1898:
Posted in Johannesburg Mills
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Johannesburg Reduction and Sampling Works
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"___especially valuable to poor men___"
[caption id=”attachment_964″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”The Joburg Sampling & Reduction Works, Then & Now, 1897-2011. – William J. Warren
Posted in Johannesburg, Johannesburg Mills
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Randsburg Mills
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Randsburg Mills
Posted in Randsburg
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Randsburg Mines
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Randsburg Mines
Posted in Randsburg
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MILLS OF JOBURG
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The story of Mining is of necessity the story of Milling; the process by which gold, silver, tungsten and other valuable metals are separated from worthless rock.
Posted in Johannesburg, Johannesburg Mills
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Welcome
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'OLD WEST DAYS COMING SOON ( SEPT. 17, 2011) CLICK ON EVENTS FOR DETAILS"
Welcome to The Rand Desert Museum web site.
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