Lady Lou Mine

Every once in a while, a friend will email me and ask if I have been to some old remote and obscure mine that has been long forgotten by normal, non-desert obsessed (read: sane) folks. Usually, I haven’t. But occasionally I actually have. Then, I sort through my photos and books and attempt to scrape together a report for reference. This is one of those times.

Back in late 2005, Alysia, Micah, Mike, Dan and I were out wandering around the Mojave desert. We decided to take a short detour and visit this small mine before heading to one of our favorite campsites for the night.

Not much remains at the mine site.  A man named C. T. Seburn discovered a four foot high-grade copper and gold vein here in 1909. After some brief work, the mine fell idle until 1946 when it was worked again.

Lady Lou Mine

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Making our way out to the mine. The road out there is quite rocky.

Mill equipment.

Alysia takes a break from exploring on a wheelbarrow.

Short adit.

The adit leads to a stope where Dan pauses for a photo.

Micah with a whiskey bottle.

Not much out here in this empty country.

Actually, there are quite a few bottles here. They are all modern though.

Still, they are fun to poke around.