Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Zinc Mine Road
	Tom Schweich

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Literature Cited

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: Interstate 15 Mountain Pass Routes to Water near Mescal Spring

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.

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

Locations: Mollusk Mine.

Mollusk Mine in Mountain Pass.

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.

Locations: Kokoweef Peak.
Kokoweef Peak forms the backdrop for a discussion of the regional significance of the Aztec Sandstone

Kokoweef Peak to the south.

Other articles: Field Notes 20050424040

Locations: Striped Mountain.
Striped Mountain in Piute Valley.

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: 3/31/2020 1:11:25 PM