Pine Creek Mine

Pine Creek Mine (HM1C0)

Location: Bishop, CA 93514 Inyo County
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N 37° 26.6', W 118° 34.35'

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West of this spot, gold was discovered in the Pine Creek drainage by Civil War veterans. It was not until April, 1916, when tungsten was discovered by four men: O.E. Vaughn, A.E. & C.C. Beauregard, and James Sproul on their claims, Blizzard 1, 2, 3 and 4, high on the mountain. Years of development and production went by and the mine was acquired by U.S. Vanadium, a division of Union Carbide Corp., on May 14, 1936. After more development, this mine became the world's largest tungsten mine and is now known as "the Mine in the Sky".

Dedicated June 27, 1987
E Clampus Vitus
Slim Princess No. 395
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HM NumberHM1C0
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
Year Placed1987
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus Slim Princess No. 395
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 11:13am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 360897 N 4145215
Decimal Degrees37.44333333, -118.57250000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 26.6', W 118° 34.35'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 26' 36.00" N, 118° 34' 21.00" W
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Area Code(s)760
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 67 US-395, Bishop CA 93514, US
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