<b>Standard No. 1 Mine</b>, San Bernardino County, California.

Eastern Mojave Vegetation

Standard No. 1 Mine, San Bernardino County, California.

Gazetteer Query:
	Also known as an Excelsior, Bluegrass, and Copper Town Mine. The Excelsior was located in 1896 and produced copper with gold and silver between 1902 and 1908 from a skarn that contained magnetite, chalcopyrite, and scheelite. Before 1905, ore from the Standard No. 1 was hauled by wagon to a smelter at Needles. Rail service was established to Cima in 1905, and ore was then hauled by 16-horse-team wagons to rail cars bound for smelters in Salt Lake, Utah. Articles that refer to this location: Kessler Peak Road: 45000; Field Notes: 20050424070; Literature Referring To This Location: 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}
	No collections made at this location.
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