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mines near Midland, providing agricultural gypsum to the San Joaquin Valley to
acidify soils there. Tumco: Over $2,680,000 worth of gold was extracted from the American Girl Mine and other mines near the town of Tumco during 1870-1942, when gold prices averaged $32 per ounce. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT CALIFORNIA DESERT DISTRICT OFFICE 1695 Spruce Street Riverside, CA 92507 (714)351-6394 BARSTOW RESOURCE AREA OFFICE 831 Barstow Road Barstow, CA 92311 (619) 256-3595 EL CENTRO RESOURCE AREA OFFICE 333 S. Waterman Avenue El Centro, CA 92243 (619) 352~5842 NEEDLES RESOURCE AREA OFFICE 641 Front Street, Suite B Needles, CA 92363 (619) 326-3896 RIDGECREST RESOURCE AREA OFFICE 1415-A North Norma Ridgecrest, CA 93355 (619)446-4526 INDIO RESOURCE AREA OFFICE 1695 Spruce Street Riverside, CA 92507 (714) 351-6663 EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS (REPORT VANDALISM):
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Since then, the town and mines of
Tumco (named after the Trumble United Mines Company) have remained dormant due
to the halt in gold production for the war effort, and withdrawal of the area
from new mining operations for proposed water developments. For 41 years, the
mines lay in disrepair, with flooded shafts and rotting timbers, but the
current prices of gold have sparked renewed interest in these
mines.
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