Gold Atlas of Rich Hill, Arizona
Author | : Erik Melchiorre |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Gold mines and mining |
ISBN | : 9780981763118 |
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Author | : Erik Melchiorre |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Gold mines and mining |
ISBN | : 9780981763118 |
Author | : M. Katherine Crombie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780972047203 |
A history of Stanton, Octave, and Weaver, three ghost towns in Arizona, explains the geologic events that produced the enormous gold nuggets of Arizona's Rich Hill, including the famous Tongue Nugget, accompanied by maps and satelite images of the mines and placer deposits around Stanton.
Author | : Erik Melchiorre |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 131 |
Release | : 2008-01-01 |
Genre | : Gold mines and mining |
ISBN | : 9780981763101 |
Author | : Arizona. Department of Mines and Mineral Resources |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 3 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Gold mines and mining |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Raymond W. Grant |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 745 |
Release | : 2022-07-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0816545227 |
Completely revised and expanded, this fourth edition covers the 986 minerals found in Arizona, showcased with breathtaking new color photographs throughout the book. The new edition includes more than 200 new species not reported in the third edition and previously unknown in Arizona. Chapters in this fourth edition of Mineralogy of Arizona cover gemstones and lapidary materials, fluorescent minerals, and an impressive catalog of mineral species. The authors also discuss mineral districts, including information about the geology, mineralogy, and age of mineral occurrences throughout the state. The book includes detailed maps of each county, showing the boundaries and characteristics of the mineral districts present in the state. Arizona’s rich mineral history is well illustrated by the more than 300 color photographs of minerals, gemstones, and fluorescent minerals that help the reader identify and understand the rich and diverse mineralogy of Arizona. Anyone interested in the mineralogy and geology of the state will find this the most up-to-date compilation of the minerals known to occur in Arizona.
Author | : Maureen G. Johnson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : |
A catalog of location, geologogy and production with lists of annotated references pertaining to the placer districts.
Author | : Erik Melchiorre |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017-01-02 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780981763156 |
Author | : W Dan Hausel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2019-12-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781698144191 |
Arizona, the Copper State, not only has considerable copper, but is also rich in gold, silver and other metals. More than 16-million ounces of gold and 500-million ounces of silver mined in Arizona since the 19th century, places the state as 8th largest gold producer in the US!In this book, the author guides you to gold deposits in several mining districts, mines, and prospects using his experience as a gold hunter - a member of a geology team that found one of the largest gold deposits in history. So, take the opportunity to tap into the author's experience in searching for gold in Arizona. Prospects and mines are discussed with Public Land Survey System (PLSS) locations and/or GPS coordinates so you can visit these gold properties using aerial photography and satellite imagery available on the internet. If you visit these in the field, access and ownership is left up to reader, as mining properties and prospects often change ownership or are abandoned. The best advice for any prospector, rock hound or geologist, is learn about geology along with prospecting techniques. Any discussion on prospecting requires some knowledge of geology, so geological terms are used throughout this book with explanations. Start your search in known gold and silver mining districts - these have proven mineral deposits. Remember, the old timers found some gold and silver, but they also overlooked many deposits and ignored those that were too low-grade to mine at low precious metal prices of the past. Today's gold price is 40 to 75 times higher than in the distant past, suggesting many so-called, 'mined-out' gold properties, could still have considerable ore. As an example, some past commercial gold mines were closed during World War II to focus industry on mining primary and recycled metals needed for the war effort (copper, manganese, molybdenum, iron, chromium, lead, zinc, etc). Many of these gold mines remain a casualty of the war and did not reopen. But, if commercial at a $35/ounce gold price in 1942, they are likely commercial at recent gold prices ($1,200 to 1,500 per troy ounce). As you search for gold prospects, look for mine symbols on topographic and geological maps, and search for linear patterns of mines and prospect pits suggesting possible, continuous, linear, mineralized, fractures, veins, and structures (trends) that likely have considerable unprospected ground in between prospects. As you prospect, be careful around old mines - there are thousands in Arizona, and most have hazards you may not be familiar with such as rattlesnake dens, shafts and stopes in the middle of tunnels, unstable rock, bad air, and unstable dynamite to name a few. Most elect to search for gold in nearby drainages and stay away from mine hazards. But in Arizona, you must be aware of land ownership, weather changes, flash floods and excessive heat. And if you explore southern Arizona, illegal aliens and drug cartels are another concern and some may be heavily armed. So, when you prospect, use caution and good judgement - and remember, you are responsible for your own actions and decisions. Gold is found in many wet and dry placers, and gold and silver also occur in veins, replacement deposits and fault-controlled deposits such as those mined by Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday in the Tombstone Hills. Other gold deposits include rich veins at Vulture near Wickenburg, and extensive prolific, structurally-controlled, gold veins surrounding Oatman. Wet placers occur along the Colorado River near LaPaz, Bullhead City, and Lake Havasu City in western Arizona. Other placers of note include Lynx Creek south of Prescott, and many dry gold placers such as those surrounding Quartzsite and Yuma.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Delos Toole Gold Books |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780965455923 |
Each of the following book by Delos Toole contains maps with directions to gold sites, lots of old mine locations, hand-drawn maps with points of interest to the gold fields and geological information of localities.
Author | : Richard Lampright |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2009-10-22 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781892279118 |
Placer Gold Deposits of Arizona by Maureen G. Johnson contains an inventory of gold placer mines, prospects and deposits located within Arizona. This Bulletin is out of production by the USGS but has been Modified and Reprinted by Iron Fire Publications with expanded information. Adds WGS 84 coordinates for placer locations. WGS 84 is the default for GPS handheld units. Coordinates can be used with Google Earth and National Geographic Arizona State Topo Maps or any other mapping program that accepts WGS 84 coordinates. It contains 98 (8 1/2" x 11") pages of information. There is absolutely no other book available that contains the wealth of detailed information on the subject of gold placer deposits in Arizona.