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Friday, May 30, 2025

Randsburg, California

The Gold discoveries in and around the future town of Randsburg came at a time when much of the mining west was experiencing a depression. The district would go on to be Southern California's largest gold producer.

The first gold discovery was at Goler (between Red Rock Canyon and Randsburg) in 1893. This discovery drew many miners to the area and the surrounding hills were heavily prospected. In 1895 a party of prospectors found placer gold at the foot of Rand Mountain and soon traced the source of the gold to an outcropping near the top of the mountain. This discovery would become the fabulous Yellow Aster mine, and a minor rush to the new Rand district was on.

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM

    "The jail and white house saloon were host to many a miner, cowboy, farmer, Indian, and clamper during the peak of the mining period". I'm happy to see the predecessors in our grand organization had a great time in Randsburg. Satisfactory.

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  2. AnonymousMay 31, 2025 at 12:09 AM

    A NASA X-15 crashed there in ‘67. There’s a memorial monument to the pilot at the site.

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