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Rob Roy Mine, Sheep Creek Spring, Avawatz Mts (Avawatz Range), San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Rob Roy MineMine
Sheep Creek SpringSpring
Avawatz Mts (Avawatz Range)Mountain Range
San Bernardino CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 37' 14'' North , 116° 24' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tecopa150 (2011)29.9km
Fort Irwin8,845 (2011)47.2km
Baker735 (2011)49.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
89390
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:89390:8
GUID (UUID V4):
e67c51bd-30f4-411f-9acd-a9f51534a3aa


A Zn prospect/mine located in the N½NW¼NW¼ sec. 36, T20N, R5E, SBM, 5.3 km (3.3 miles) NW of Sheep Creek Spring, on the NE margin of the Avawatz Mountains, along the southwestern margin of Death Valley. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.

One other mine bloomed briefly in the Ibex region. The Rob Roy, about one mile north of Ibex Springs, was located in 1914, and by 1915 was described as well developed and shipping ore of good quality. This mine was periodically active as late as 1924, when the owners, the Ibex Springs Mining Company, received a patent for four lode claims and one mill site. As quietly as it had appeared, however, the Rob Roy sank back into obscurity, and with the exception of lonely prospectors who still roamed the desert dreaming of riches, the Ibex region lay quiet.Latschar, 1981

Local rocks include Precambrian rocks, undivided, unit 1 (Death Valley).

Workings include unspecified underground openings (the topo map reflects 2 prospect pit symbols labeled "prospect" about 300 meters S of this point).

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