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1983 Map of Roosevelt Mine

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Roosevelt Mine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Mule Mountains dominate the southern landscape of this 1983 survey, where extraction and infrastructure define the terrain. The central high ground is marked by the Roosevelt Mine, Mule Mine, and Hodge Mine, alongside a large Open Pit Mine further east. These mining operations are surrounded by a network of industrial conduits, including a Double Woodpole Power Line and 2 UG Gas Lines that cut across the northern flats of the Chuckwalla Valley.

To the south, the historic Bradshaw Trail skirts the mountains, a relic of early California transit. The northeastern quadrant transitions into the Palo Verde Mesa, where aviation aids like a Radio Facility (Vortac) stand near various Borrow Pits and dikes. This map illustrates an arid landscape entirely reorganized for resource extraction and utility transmission, with numerous Dry Washes providing the only natural breaks in the industrial grid.