Rand District – Western Mining History
Milling ore contains from 1/7 to 1/4 ounce of gold per ton. The highgrade ore nearly always occurs in pockets near the surface. Most of the placer gold has been recovered from dry placers at Stringer or in the Rand Mountains north of Randsburg. Mines Arizona, Baltic 50,000, Barnett, Beehive, Big Dike 200,000, Big Gold 500,000, Black Hawk 700,000, Buckboard 500,000, Bully Boy 120,000 ...