There are probably more to this than what I have answered, but I would look into this first.

A power supply that can run for 30 years, with fuel and spare parts (and people to operate them). They would need a system to recycle human waste. They would need air and water filters and some way to grow/produce uncontaminated food. You have already stated that they are in a mine shaft converted into a bunker, so I will assume the habitat is sealed off. Stay their for 30 years, while being totally self sufficient? On top of potential haven for 5,000 persons is Ron Grey.' See images #00133511 through #00133514 for all photos in this series.įormat 1 photographic print :b&w 26 x 21 cm.What modifications would be needed for the population to be able to But the topmost level of the Tropico Mine is 100 feet underground.' Photo caption reads, 'At mine-shelter entrance are Mack Pursell and Glen Settle. Civil defense officials say that three feet of solid earth around a person will provide adequate shielding against nuclear fallout. The mine has nine levels of tunnels, each dug 100 feet below the one above in hard rhyolite. 'We could shelter 5,000 here now, but not comfortably,' says Ronald Grey, civil defense director for the South Kern County School District. The current miners, however, struck it rich the first day. They're working the tunnels and shafts of the old Tropico Gold Mine just as fervently as miners did 90 years ago. Please see the Ordering & Use page at for additional information.ĭescription Photograph article dated Janupartially reads, 'Shelter seekers in the Antelope Valley's Rosamond area have found a real gold mine. Images available for reproduction and use.

Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo FriendsĬollection Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Title Old Antelope Valley mine to shelter 5,000 Alternative Title Valley Times Photo CollectionĬontributor This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S.

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