History of Gold Found
Between 1851 & 1959 there was a total amount of 1,777,000 ounces of gold came from Kern County
The Amalie Mine was a major producer of Gold. It had a total amount of 30,000 oz of lode gold. The Amalie Mine located in the Amalie district, is located between south summit of the Piute Mountains and Caliente Creek in township 30S. range 33E and 34E,
The Bright Star Mine, which had around, 34,000 ounces of lode gold & is located southeast off of a dirt road in Bodfish in the Green Mountain district located between the west slope of the Piute Mountains and edge of Kelsey Valley on east side of mountains.
The Joe Walker Mine had around 100,000 ounces of lode gold, and is located 7 miles northwest of Piute, in township 29S and range 33E.
The Big Blue Mine produced free gold and was associated with arsenopyrite there was a total production amount of 262,800 oz.. The Big Blue Mine is located In Kernville, in township 25S. range 33E.
The Keyes district had a total amount of 39,600 oz found through 1959. In the Greenhorn Mountains West in Lake Isabella along the Greenhorn Gulch, there were extensive placers which produced rich gold deposits. Also in the area are quartz mines which contained some lode gold. There were numerous area Mines that produced lode gold.
The Pine Tree Mine had a amount of 75,000 oz of lode gold & is located in Mohave in the township 11N and range 15W. If you go southwest by 4 mile in township 10N and 11N and range 11W, 12W, and 13W, you will find
The Rosamond-Mohave district, that had total amount of 278,250 oz of gold & silver. To the West of Rosamond you will come to find the Tropico Mine, & which was a major producer thru the 1950’s. There are many other area mines around Wheeler Springs that produced lode gold. If you travel northeast about 25 miles to the El Paso Mountains you will find that are major Mines in the area The Cudahy Camp, Owens Camp, Burro Schmidt’s Tunnel, & The Colorado Camp, etc. all were rich in lode gold. This is a very RICH AREA Lots of Gold was found.
The Rand District, in Randsburg, is located along the Kern County, San Bernardino County line, nearly all of the 836,300 oz of gold came from this area. The Yellow Aster Mine was the largest producer, and many other area mines produced lode gold. If you go northwest 9 miles, in Goler Gulch, the placer deposits were worked 1893-94..
Goler Gulch
Gold can be found with a drywasher or Metal Detector in Goler Wash which is located approximately 3 miles north east of Garlock Ghost town. Many claims in the area are owned by Prospecting Clubs. We have information on these Clubs and also have membership applications available. There are still a few areas in the Goler area that are open to the Public. Just recently one of the larger nuggets found in the El Pasos in over 20 yrs, weighed in at over 8 oz. Found on one of the Club Claims in the area.
