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Rose Springs Mining District, Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Panamint Mts (Panamint Range)Mountain Range
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° North , 117° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~67km
GRN:
N25W68
Type:
Mining District
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
258806
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:258806:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


This property was one of the group of silver mines located by the Nossano brothers about 1874 in the nascent Rose Springs Mining District.

One press report noted:

That the valuable mines in the Panamint range are not confined to those located in the Panamint District alone is certain from what I have learned in the last few days, and know from ore received here from the Rose Spring District, twenty-five miles north of Panamint, in the same range of mountains. The ore in good part is of the same character as that of Panamint. Assays made by J. L. Porter of Cerro Gordo . . . give the very good return of $300 to $1,000 per ton in silver. These mines are the Star of the West, the North Star, owned by Mr. J. Morsano [Nossano]. Greene, 1981

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References

[1]Greene, Linda I. (1981), U.S. National Park Service, Historic Preservation Branch, Pacific Northwest/Western Team, Denver Service Center, Death Valley – Historic Resource Study – A History of Mining, Volume I (Parts 1 and 2): part 2: III.B.2.i.)(11)(a) & (12)(a)).
www.nps.gov (2008) http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/deva/contents.htm
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