Editing Randsburg, California (section)

==Rand Mining District==
{{short description|California Historical Landmark}}
{{Infobox historic site
| name =  	Rand Mining District
| image = Rand_Silver_mill_1920.jpg 
| caption = Rand Silver mill in 1920
| location = 161 Butte Ave, Randsburg, California, in [[Kern County, California]]
| designation1 = California
| designation1_offname =  Rand Mining District
| designation1_date = May 22, 1957
| designation1_number = 938
| coordinates = 
}}
[[File:Rest in Peace, Johannesburg Ghost Town, CA 1987 (6390459893).jpg|thumb|right|Rand District Cemetery]]
In Randsburg is [[California Historical Landmark]] number 938, the '''Rand Mining District''' signed October 12, 1958. The area was home to the Rand Mining District which included the '''[[Yellow Aster Mine]]''' and the '''Kelly Mine'''. The mines started the town of Randsburg in 1895 and later the town of [[Johannesburg, California]] and [[Atolia, California]].<ref>[https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/ListedResources/Detail/938 California parks, Rand Mining District]</ref> The Rand Mine produced more silver than any mine in California.  The mine closed in 1929 as it was no longer profitable.<ref>[http://www.randdesertmuseum.com/california_rand_silver-kelly_mine randdesertmuseum.com Rand Silver Mine, April 22, 2019 Mr. A. J. McCormick]</ref><ref>''Barstow Printer'', October 23, 1919</ref><ref>[http://mojavedesert.net/desert-fever/california-rand.html mojavedesert.net The California Rand Silver Mine-Randsburg's Silver Boom]</ref>

In January 1898 [[Randsburg Railway]] opened. It ran from Johannesburg to Kramer Junction, California with a stop at Atolia.<ref>''Bakersfield Daily Californian'' December 22, 1896</ref><ref>[http://randdesertmuseum.com/site/?p=867 randdesertmuseum.com Randsburg Railway]</ref><ref>[http://www.randsburg-railway.com/history.htm Randsburg Railway History]</ref>

Rand Mining District California Historical Landmark reads:
:''NO. 938 RAND MINING DISTRICT - The Yellow Aster, or Rand, mine was discovered in April 1895 by Singleton, Burcham, and Mooers. The town of Randsburg quickly developed, followed by the supply town of Johannesburg in 1896. Both names were adopted from the profusion of minerals resembling those of the ranch mining district in South Africa. In 1907, Churchill discovered tungsten in Atolia. In June 1919, Williams and Nosser discovered the California Rand Silver Mine at Red Mountain.'' <ref>[https://www.californiahistoricallandmarks.com/landmarks/chl-938 californiahistoricallandmarks.com Landmark chl-938]</ref>