http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html A huge wooden headframe and ore bin dominate this site in the Mojave Desert. Tin was mined here. There are several other mines in the area, including the Copper King Mine and the Standard Mine. Last updated June 2009. Return to Ghost Towns list http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#0 f1448afb-e463-4cd5-af1a-fe1727298d8c http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/123EveningStarMine/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/123EveningStarMine/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">123EveningStarMine<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">August 2002 - The Evening Star Mine at sunset.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#1 57c5f467-5b12-4c75-918b-f9bd103cc008 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/204EveningStarMine/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/204EveningStarMine/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">204EveningStarMine<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2002 - The Evening Star Mine.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#2 175217e9-c101-4fd4-9db4-f6a135c8b2d4 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/203EveningStarMineFrame/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/203EveningStarMineFrame/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">203EveningStarMine<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2002 - The Evening Star Mine.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#3 178a17dc-913d-4d77-84b7-4886f093d73f http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/006_14TwoStage/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/006_14TwoStage/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">006_14<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2005 - The Evening Star Mine.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#4 f98dcf1b-7ab2-4173-b0ca-259340984f92 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/006_19EvenStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/006_19EvenStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">006_19EvenStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2005 - The Evening Star Mine.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#5 3d1ad4b0-bdc7-4af4-a146-427125d18f25 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/007_16AOwl/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/007_16AOwl/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">007_16AOwl<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2005 - This tiny owl was perched inside a mine shaft near the Evening Star Mine.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#6 193c0479-5f7a-48ca-8124-ee66b141766b http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/006_20MineEnt/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/006_20MineEnt/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">006_20MineEnt<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2005 - A mine tunnel in the vicinity of the Evening Star Mine.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#7 765bc8a7-388c-4215-a83c-c8409c4b2015 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/w9474_21EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/w9474_21EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">w9474_21EStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2008 -- Elaborate headframe and ore bins of the Evening Star Mine, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#8 039e3eb3-ec90-44bd-8440-d54776be3d06 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9474_22EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9474_22EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9474_22EStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2008 -- Elaborate headframe and ore bins of the Evening Star Mine, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#9 fd30b13c-3699-47e9-8e28-1d3e384d88e9 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9483_19EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9483_19EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9483_19EStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2008 -- Elaborate headframe and ore bins of the Evening Star Mine, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#10 8baf968f-9129-4069-ba3f-6270bf78b6a4 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9483_20EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9483_20EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9483_20EStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">August 2008 -- Stairs on headframe of the Evening Star Mine, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#11 cb909317-c621-46cc-9368-1377ec736d2c http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9474_23EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9474_23EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9474_23EStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2008 -- Ore bin at the Evening Star Mine, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#12 54c7d2e7-7920-4b1e-a839-7ecb127a74c6 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/w9473_6EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/w9473_6EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">w9473_6EStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2008 -- Elaborate headframe and ore bins of the Evening Star Mine, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#13 62278fed-fc0e-40c3-a5cd-fb57e8dc4b6f http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/w9473_4EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/w9473_4EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">w9473_4EStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2008 -- Elaborate headframe and ore bins of the Evening Star Mine, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#14 7fc75532-8cc4-43ee-846e-902e17b45d4d http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9483_21EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9483_21EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9483_21EStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2008 -- Small ore bin at the top of the headframe at the Evening Star Mine, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#15 1a48caac-0bc5-4167-af5f-d05300864ed1 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9483_22EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9483_22EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9483_22EStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2008 -- Stairs accessing various levels of the headframe at the Evening Star Mine, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#16 c2b19c25-0517-4f2f-8ebf-9b44212da7f2 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9483_23EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9483_23EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9483_23EStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2008 -- Wooden stairs on the headframe at the Evening Star Mine, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#17 ee81edb8-6985-48a6-b871-9ef82b19e644 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9474_24EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9474_24EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9474_24EStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2008 -- Someone, probably the park service, recently added these steel clamps on support timbers of the headframe at the Evening Star Mine, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#18 27b00c2a-5ce4-4658-981b-9851b1506746 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9473_5EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9473_5EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9473_5EStar<span class="style_4">A<br/></span></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">ugust 2008 -- Wooden stairs going up the headframe of the Evening Star Mine, CA. Note recently installed steel clamps on support timber.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#19 8266868b-a24b-444c-b29a-0cb5c1488b7e http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9473_1EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9473_1EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9473_1EStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2008 -- Shaft of the Evening Star Mine, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#20 eb0444e3-1ee2-49a2-90ab-9dcef28b40ee http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9473_0EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9473_0EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9473_0EStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2008 -- Looking down the shaft of the Evening Star Mine, CA. It&#x2019;s hard to tell from this photo, but the shaft descends at a steep angle, rather than vertically.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA.html#21 659a69ec-2c69-41e7-9746-ba97c40018fe http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9473_2EStar/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Evening_Star_Mine_CA_files/Media/9473_2EStar/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9473_2EStar<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_4">August 2008 -- Looking up at the headframe of the Evening Star Mine, CA.The ore skip would be pulled up this side of the headframe, and dumped into the small bin at the top.</span></p></div></div>