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Corona Mine


Corona Mine, Death Valley

Mill pump at Corona Mine
The Corona mine is located at the end of Jail Canyon out of Panamint Valley. The mine was first named the Gem Mine and was mined for silver, lead, and zinc. The Gem Mine was originally claimed by Jack Currant who traded half interest in the mine to Charles Weaver, a Ballarat storekeeper for a 3 stamp mill. The spring in Jail Canyon produced enough water to power the stamp mill by a water wheel which was the first used in the Death Valley area. The mine shipped several thousand dollars of bullion monthly starting in the winter 1899-1900.

In 1949, the previously named Gem and New Discovery lode claims were renamed the Corona, Corona #1, and Corona #2 and sold to a John F. Lee from A. F. Troster. The claims were assigned to the Corona Mining Company out of Trona, California. The gold, silver, lead, and zinc ore taken from the Corona #1 assayed out at $90 per ton. At one time five men were employed at the mine.

Today this is one of the most interesting mines to visit in Death Valley and well worth the time to explore. The spring still produces a good volume of water from a pipe and there are two cabins that have been adopted and maintained. Further up the canyon a short way are extensive mill equipment and abandon ore car tracks. There is also a couple of rusting trucks and other equipment scattered in the general area.

The last few miles up Jail canyon will require a high clearance 4 wheel drive vehicle due to a deep sand wash and many rocks making the ride a little rough.


Miners Cabin
Kitchen area of miners cabin
Cabin dining area
Corona cabin stove
Miners Cabin looking down canyon
Cabin book selves
3 stamp mill of Corona Mine
out house at Corona mill
mine equipment
Ore car tracks
Picture
Mill pulleys
Old dump truck
Head Frame of mill
Cable hoist for mine
Picture
Power box
Mill and stamp view of Corona Mine
Resources:
Death Valley National Park (National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map)
Guide to California Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails


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  • Home
  • Our Adventures
    • Death Valley >
      • Artist Drive, Death Valley
      • Badwater, Death Valley
      • Ballarat Ghost Town, Death Valley
      • Broken Pick mine, Death Valley
      • Charcoal Kilns, Death Valley
      • Charles Manson Hide Out Barker Ranch, Death Valley
      • Chloride Cliffs, Death Valley
      • Corona Mine, Death Valley
      • Crater Sulfur Mine, Death Valley
      • Devils Golf Course, Death Valley
      • Geologist Cabin, Death Valley
      • Harmony Borax works, Death Valley
      • Ibex Springs Talc Mine, Death Valley
      • Inyo Mine, Death Valley
      • Keane Wonder Mine, Death Valley
      • Keystone Mine, Death Valley
      • Lost Burro Mine, Death Valley
      • Marble Bath, Death Valley
      • Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley
      • Morning Glory Mine Camp, Death Valley
      • Racetrack, Death Valley
      • Rhyolite, Nevada
      • Russell Camp, Death Valley
      • Ryan, Death Valley
      • Scotty's Castle, Death Valley
      • Skidoo Ghost Town, Death Valley
      • Stella's - Mengel Cabin, Death Valley
      • Teakettle Junction, Death Valley
      • Titus Canyon, Death Valley
      • Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley
      • Warm Springs, Death Valley
      • Zabriskie Point, Death Valley
    • California Gold Country >
      • Alleghany, California
      • Big Springs, highway 49
      • Downieville, California
      • Forest City
      • Kenton Mine
      • Kentucky Mine and Museum
      • Love Falls Yuba River
      • Mountain House Henness Pass
      • Oregon Creek Covered Bridge
      • Poker Flat
      • Sierra Buttes Mine
      • Sierra City, Ca
      • Young America Mine
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