Eastern Mojave Vegetation Zinc Mine Road  
 

Tom Schweich  

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  Zinc Mine Road goes from Bailey Road at Mountain Pass, south into Piute Valley, then southwest on the north side of Striped Mountain to Cima Road.
 

Other Articles: Routes to Water: near Mescal Spring Interstate 15: Mountain Pass  

Junction:
  • US Interstate 15, east to Las Vegas, west to Los Angeles.
  • Bailey Road, south into the Mescal Range, north to the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine.

Literature Cited:
- Reynolds, Robert E., and Ted Weasma, 2005. Full Size Image Mollusk Mine in Mountain Pass.

Other Articles: Field Notes: 24-Apr-05 at Mollusk Mine

Locations: Mollusk Mine.  

Also known as the Mescal Mine and the Cambria Mine, the Mollusk Mine produced high-grade gold and silver ore with antimony between 1882 and 1888. The ore was processed at a 10-stamp mill at Mescal Spring.
Full Size Image Kokoweef Peak forms the backdrop for a discussion of the regional significance of the Aztec Sandstone  

Locations: Kokoweef Peak.  

Kokoweef Peak to the south.
Full 
Size Image Striped Mountain in Piute Valley.

Other Articles: Field Notes: 20050424040

Locations: Striped Mountain.  

Striped Mountain to the south.

Other Articles: County Route 20739: 10000  

Junction: CR 20739
 

Other Articles: Kessler Springs Road: at Zinc Mine Road  

Junction: Kessler Springs Road, north to US I-15 at Valley Wells, south to Cima.
     

Literature Cited

  A list of all literature cited by this web site can be found in the Bibliography.
 
Reynolds, Robert E., and Ted Weasma. 2005. Old ores: mines and Mineral marketing in the east Mojave Desert -- a field trip guide. pp. 3-19 in Reynolds, Robert E.. Old Ores: Mining history in the easterm Mojave Desert. April 2005. {TAS-pdf}

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Date and time this article was prepared: 5/8/2008 9:41:01 AM