The North Nopah and Finding the Nancy-Ann Mine

Trailhead coordinates for both mines

36°07.765′ N 116°10.426′ W
36.129417, -116.173780

Nopah Group Claim area No. 1 : Mary-Ann Mine, other pervious names (approximate)

36°07.626′ N -116°09.318′ W
36.12710, -116.15530

Nopah Group Claim area No. 2

36.12305, -116.15919 (MRDS approximate)
36°07.38300′, -116°09.55140′

More workings listed than the other claim area, I have not explored this area. This has potential for better rocks.

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Most BLM and USFS WA’s are open for casual, non commercial collecting unless that area’s resource management plan prohibits it. #collecting#exploring#blm#usfs#geology#geologyrocks #rocks #quartz #rockhounding#minerals

A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Jul 3, 2023 at 3:34pm PDT

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North Nopah. Getting a little warm today in the Mojave desert. #geology #roadtrip #rockhound #mining#inyocounty#nopahwildernessarea#pahrump#rocks #explore #getoutside#hiking

A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Jul 5, 2023 at 11:29am PDT

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One of two old outbuildings I came across at the old Mary Ann Mine site. Production was only three “carloads” of lead and zinc ore back around 1925. Maybe two years or less of life. Swipe for some still photos. #inyocounty #mines#history#geology#geologyrocks #rocks#minersls#mohavedesert #explore#

A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Jul 5, 2023 at 12:00pm PDT

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Second outbuilding. Better condition. About five feet high. All old buildings lose their roof. Swipe for two more photos. #nopah#explore#geologistonboard #g#geology #geologyrocks #inyocounty #pahrump#desert#mojave#

A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Jul 5, 2023 at 12:06pm PDT

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Looking east to Nevada from the North Nopah Range WA. #inyocounty#roadtrip #quartz #rocks#geology #geologyrocks #rockhounding#exploremore #wilderness#mojavedesert#desert#mines

A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Jul 5, 2023 at 11:34am PDT

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Different photos of the canyon the Mary Ann Mine was in. The ore was in a breccia pipe, a breccia being a rock made of other rock fragments. Dolomite fragments in a green matrix. Found little green although some greenish quartz was here and there. #geologistonboard #geology #rockhound #hiking #quartz #roadtrip #explore#mojave#mojave desert #inyocounty#pahrump#rocks#mines#history

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