Park rangers battle Australians seeking rare earth minerals in old Mojave gold mine
The National Park Service and an Australian company are at odds over an old Mojave Desert gold mine, where the company is seeking to extract rare earth minerals.
In the Mojave Desert, a gold rush sparks a mini real-estate boom for old mines
Known as the Mojave Nugget, the 156-ounce behemoth ... Treadwell has carved out a niche for himself in the desert, selling ...
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Pen in Hand: Caliente Canyon mining
Tehachapi resident Bumpy Worthington has lived here for more than 50 years, but it was only recently that he was looking ...
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Old-Fashioned Train Heists Yield Modern-Day Loot: Nike Air Jordans
In recent months, well-organized bandits have jumped on trains rolling through the Mojave Desert in Arizona and stolen their cargo. But these robbers were not stealing gold bullion and pocket watches.
Park rangers battle Australians seeking rare earth minerals in old Mojave gold mine
Gold was first discovered there in ... The rocky shelf road leading to the mine winds through every layer of the Mojave.
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Park rangers battle Australians seeking rare earth minerals in old Mojave gold mine
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. — Deep in the Mojave National Preserve lies an old open pit mine where workers dug and drilled for gold and silver from the late 1800s to the 1990s. Miners are ...
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Park rangers battle Australians seeking rare earth minerals in old Mojave gold mine
The National Park Service and owners of the Colosseum Mine in San Bernardino County, shown in 2025, have been involved in a years-long dispute. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times) ...