Castle Mountains National Monument
The Castle Mountains National Monument is an American national monument in San Bernardino County in southeastern California . It was designated by President Barack Obama by a Presidential Proclamation on February 12, 2016 with an area of 20,920 acres (84.7 km²). The Castle Mountains National Monument is located in the Mojave Desert . The Castle Mountains National Monument borders Nevada to the northeast . Otherwise it is surrounded by the Mojave National Preserve . The National Monument includes land owned by the US government. Joshua trees and rare pristine desert lawns can be found in the reserve . The National Monument is maintained by the National Park Service . Even before the designation as a National Monument , large parts were designated as Wilderness Area .
Castle Mountain Mine Area
In the middle of the Castle Mountains National Monument at the southern end of the Castle Mountains is the Castle Mountain Mine Area for gold ore . An area of 8340 acres is owned by NewCastle Gold Ltd. leased from Canada. NewCastle Gold Ltd. has a permit to mine almost 10 million tons of ore in open-cast mining by 2025 . Gold ore mining was suspended in 2001 due to low gold prices. The National Monument Proclamation states that after mining and reclamation ceases, or after 10 years without mining, the Castle Mountain Mine Area will be transferred to the National Park Service. The Castle Mountains National Monument is also home to the remains of the Hart Mine .
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- ^ A b Presidential Proclamation - Establishment of the Castle Mountains National Monument
- ↑ Obama creates 3 new national monuments to protect 1.8 million acres of California desert Los Angeles Times of February 11, 2016
Coordinates: 35 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ N , 115 ° 4 ′ 12 ″ W.