Near Randsburg in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
The Yellow Aster Mine
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Photographed by Craig Baker, April 7, 2025
1. Yellow Aster Mine Marker
Yellow Aster Mining & Milling Co. owned 49 patented and 6 unpatented claims. It was the principal source of gold in Kern County and had an output of $12,000,000 most of which was mined and sold at pre-1934 prices. The mine was operated continuously by the Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Co. from 1895 to 1918, closed until 1921, then reopened and operated until 1933. The Anglo American Mining Corp. Ltd. leased the mine in 1933 and operated it until 1939. Since that time it has been mined intermittently by lessees who have worked at various places underground and in the walls of a large open pit. For a few months following its discovery on the Yellow Aster property in 1895, rich gold-bearing placer was worked in dry washers. Following the depletion of the richer placer material, mining was conducted underground and by 1905 about seven and one half miles of horizontal underground working had been driven. At the time of its discovery it was the richest gold mine in Southern California!
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Location. 35° 22.554′ N, 117° 39.312′ W. Marker is near Randsburg, California, in Kern County. It is on Redrock Randsburg Road south of U.S. 395, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 58-54 Redrock Randsburg Rd, Johannesburg CA 93528, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley, specifically in the Central Valley, and in the Sierra Nevada. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: El Paso Mountain Range (approx. Ό mile away); Fiddlers Gulch (approx. 0.4 miles away); Yellow Aster Gold Mine (approx. half a mile away); Randsburg, California (approx. half a mile away); The Commercial Hotel (approx. half a mile away); White House Saloon (approx. half a mile away); The Joint (approx. half a mile away); Rand Desert Museum (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Randsburg.
Photographed by Craig Baker, April 7, 2025
2. Yellow Aster Mine and Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker, April 7, 2025
3. Dry Washer
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 13, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
