BlockMojave Base, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. The Survey maps it on the Goldstone quadrangle.
Then and now
1933 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 63 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1933 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1933 USGS Avawatz Mountains quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Goldstone Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Goldstone Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Goldstone quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Soda Mountains quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Goldstone quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Mojave Base: 16 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Semiprecious Gemstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Quartz No. 1 | Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Champion Claims | Limestone, General, Semiprecious Gemstone, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Glory Hole | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Reluctant Queen | Semiprecious Gemstone, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Goldstone | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | Surface/Underground | |
| Victor | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Merrick | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Merrick Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Belmont | Gold | Past Producer | Underground |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Goldstone | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Echo | 5.5 miles | 21 | |
| Mars | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| Venus | 8.0 miles | 23 | |
| Fort Irwin | 12.4 miles | 22 | |
| Copper City | 15.2 miles | 21 | |
| Bismarck (historical) | 25.3 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122556177 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666894. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.