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abandoned-mines-az · 1 year

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Unamed Mine Shaft, Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, AZ The wooden remains of a small old headframe next to its accompanying mine shaft. . . . . . . . #mineshaft #mine #sonorandesert #abandonedmine #abandonedplaces #desert #az #arizona #offroadadventure #historic #history (at Maricopa County, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMpykMpAUWn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 1 year

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Unnamed mine near Rudy Pass, Bullard Mining District, Yavapai County, AZ This small, unnamed mine near Rudy Pass consisted of one adit. While the adit was open, the smell coming from inside was absolutely abhorrent. So we decided not to explore the underground workings. I could not find any information or name for the mine, but we found some copper minerals and staining within the tailings. #abandonedmine #arizona #abandonedandforgotten #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures (at Aguila, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpf966XPghg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Inside the underground workings of the Finch Mine, Hayden area, Gila County, AZ Known among Arizona mineral collectors for its unique Wulfinite specimens, the Finch mine encompasses 19 unpatented claims within the Banner Mining District. Individuals and sources sometimes refer to the the Finch mine as "Barking Spider Mine," although the reason for this is unclear. Workings of the mine include surface and underground, comprising six tunnels, a winze, and a shaft. Pictured is the most accessible tunnel, connecting two separate portals and the pictured winze. The early history of the mine is primarily undocumented, but reports tell that the mine's past production was very sporadic from small workings. This intermittent production consisted of lead produced and shipped to the El Paso, Texas smelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . #arizona #abandonedandforgotten #AZMH #AZ_mining_HST #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #AZMININGHISTORY #az #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #photography #photoblog #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #abandonedmine (at Hayden, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjs_1-IgGQj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Miscellaneous mining equipment within the Florence Lead and Silver Mine. Found within the underground workings of the Florence Lead and Silver Mine are the remains of derelict mining equipment long forgotten. The first two photos are of what I belive is a ventilation fan that was discarded in a short drift near the portal. A broken gas cylinder cart is pictured in the third photo. Photographed in the last photo is timbering supporting a metal vent that most likely acted as an air vent to the surface. Most abandoned mines we've come across never contain this amount of derelict equipment within the underground workings, so this was intresting. This post wraps up our exploration of the Florence Lead and Silver Mine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #arizona #abandonedandforgotten #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #az #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #photography #photoblog #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #miningequipment #decay #deserted #derelict https://www.instagram.com/p/CiA6g5aPhFF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Underground workings of the Florence Lead and Silver Mine. Located on BLM land in the Tortilla Mountians, you can find this former lead and silver mine on the east side of Ripsey Hill. According to a report from the 1980s, a defaulted Boston company promoted and raised funds for the development. In the 1920s, an inexperienced miner developed the mine for the Boston company. The Florence Lead and Silver Mine and its output proved poor, though. Currently, the underground workings of this mine still contain a surprisingly fair amount of mining artifacts, including a wheelbarrow, ore cart tracks, doors 🚪, ventilation ducts, and other miscellaneous mining equipment, like the mine's first operator, the most recent mining operator(s) developed and operated the mine haphazardly. While the development work like timbering and ventilation seemed solid in some areas, other areas appeared very makeshift such as wood doors, former cardboard boxes 📦, and bent metal separating drifts (tunnels) within the mine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #AZMH #arizona #abandonedandforgotten #AZ_mining_HST #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #AZMININGHISTORY #az #abandonedplacesaz #abandoned_junkies #abandoned #abandonedplaces #photography #photoblog #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography (at Ripsey Hill) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgz258EvbYr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Weldon Hill, Maricopa County, AZ This pictured incline shaft is one of the two shafts located on Weldon Hill near the base of the Haraquahala Mountains. While I'm unsure of the mine's name, these shafts and their accompanying prospects are part of the Copper Penny Property. The property includes my recently posted Rainbow Mine and consists of Fluorspar mines. The fluorite specimens produced from the mines in this property range from blue to green. Currently, there are a few "active" claims within the property. From my visits and rumors, though, the current owners have previously only sought out the unique mineral specimens within the property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #azmineexplorer #arizona #abandonedandforgotten #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #AZ #abandonedplacesaz #abandoned_junkies #abandoned #abandonedplaces #mineexplorer #mineexploring #minerals #mineexploration #mineshaft #deserted #photooftheday #picoftheday #photography #photoblog (at Weldon Hill) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgm5-RBvv89/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Rainbow Mine, Weldon Hill, Harquahala Mountains ⛰️, AZ The Rainbow Mine is a small former underground and surface mine located on a small foothill near the base of the Harquahala Mountains. While mainly a fluorspar mine, the Rainbow Mine produced many other commodities, from Copper to Baryte. The Rainbow Mine is part of the Copper Penny Property, which includes 98 claims, encompassing former Alaska, Weldon Hill, and Spectrum Mines. The mine is upatented and under active claim. It features an adit with a sizeable impressive locked 🔒 metal door 🚪 (pictured) and multiple diggings and scrapings spread about the area. To get there, follow service road 9346 off Eagle Eye Road for about a mile. . . . . . . . . . . . . (at Weldon Hill) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgkOVKtPSHk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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A closer look at the stope/winze in the underground workings of an unnamed mine in the Tortilla Mountians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #arizona #abandonedandforgotten #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #az #abandonedmine #deserted #decay #undergroundmining #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #photography #photoblog #exploringabandonedplaces #exploration #exploring #explorepage #explore #exploringabandonedmines #exploremore (at Riverside, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cghh0-QJVFd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Sunflower Mine, Sunflower Mining District, Maricopa County, AZ The Sunflower Mine is an old mercury mine located within the Mazatzal Mountains ⛰️. Discovered in 1911 by E.H. Bowman, the Sunflower Mine was the largest mercury producer within its mining district, hence the district's naming. The mine's most significant production and development occurred during the 1940s and 1950s. From the 1950s to the 1980s, multiple mining entities took leases on the mine, sporadically working and developing the group of claims. Besides some sampling and testing, mining activity began to die down around the late 1980s and into the 1990s. Today, the mine and it's accompanying mill are entirely deserted and ruined. To access the mine and its remains, use a high clearance 4x4 and take Sunflower Mine OHV Trial off Forest Road 201 near Rio Verde. The mine sits upon upatented US Forest Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #AZMH #arizona #abandonedandforgotten #AZ_mining_HST #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #AZMININGHISTORY #abandonedplacesaz #abandoned_junkies #abandoned #abandonedplaces #photography #photoblog #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #mininghistory #mill #machinery (at Sunflower, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgfBAmcJnmH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Lower underground workings of an unnamed mine in the Tortilla Mountians, Pinal County, AZ The lower workings of this unnamed mine consisted of a large portal (underground opening) leading into a short but wide drift (tunnel). These underground workings included a stoped (carved out) winze (underground shaft) leading to the upper workings. One of the stranger things found within these underground workings was a few homemade small crosses. Between the general creepiness of those crosses and the noxious smell from all the animal droppings in the mine, we didn't stay long. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #AZ #arizona #arizonaadventures #azmineexplorer #abandonedmine #abandonedplacesaz #abandoned #abandonedplaces #abandoned_junkies #abandonedandforgotten #photography #photoblog #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #deserted (at Riverside, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgPgP9nphps/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Spring, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, AZ A former underground and surface silver, lead, and gold mine. The mine includes two different distinct areas of workings. The oldest and lower set of workings include several adits, shallow shafts, and hollowed out holes. The most recently worked area on the nearby hill includes a deep mineshaft and rock dumps. . . . . . . . . . #abandonedplaces #arizona #offroad #sonorandesert #abandonedmine #offroadadventure #historic #explore #mine #mineshaft #mininghistory (at Hummingbird Springs Wilderness) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM3AKn7Akx5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#abandonedplaces #arizona #offroad #sonorandesert #abandonedmine #offroadadventure #historic #explore #mine #mineshaft #mininghistory

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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A look at the ruined workshop of the Monte Christo Mine This dilapidated building sits below the remains of the headframe and hoist house of the Monte Christo Mine. I've found no information about the building, but I assume this was a workshop or blacksmith from the investigation. Building materials and construction suggest Goldex most likely constructed the building as part of their property improvements in the 1970s. All standing structures on the property today date to the 1970s, as all of the older historic buildings burned up in 1969. . . . . . . . . . . . . #arizona #AZMH #AZ_mining_HST #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #AZMININGHISTORY #AZ #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #mininghistory #photography #photoblog #offroadadventure #offroad #decay #deserted #desert (at Constellation, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9qUHoORWB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Monte Christo Mine, Black Rock 🪨 Mining Distrct, Yavapai County, AZ Located in the area known as Constellation, the Monte Christo Mine is known for its well-preserved headframe and few remaining structures and machinery. The early development and history of the mine were turbulent and unclear until early 1900, when Ezra Thayer of Phoenix took claim. Ezra Thayer sold the mine to C.C. Julian in 1926, and the mine operated with some success until around the 1940s. In 1970 Goldex purchased a lease and explored the potential of the mine, investing a considerable sum ($200,000) in development and refurbishment. However, problems with flooding within the central shaft caused Goldex to eventually back out of the property and operation. Besides some test drilling in the 80s, the property has sat deserted. You can access the mine by traveling 3 miles down Constellation Road in Wickenburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #arizona #AZMH #AZ_mining_HST #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #AZMININGHISTORY #az #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #mineshaft #mininghistory #photography #photoblog #machinery #headframe #offroadadventure #offroad (at Constellation, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf7GmtlvZD1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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This final picture 📸 of a unique mineral formation we found in the underground workings of the DeSoto Mine is a wrap of our exploration of the DeSoto Mine. I hope to return to the DeSoto again to photograph and explore more, but for now, it's on to other abandoned mines in Arizona. I can confidently say that the DeSoto Mine contains the most incredible and exciting underground mine workings I've explored so far. Stay tuned for my more regular content postings on the many other abandoned mines of Arizona and the announcement of my brand-new website coming soon. . . . . . . . . . . . #azmineexplorer #arizona #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #az #photooftheday #picoftheday #photography #photoblog #minerals #mineexplorer #mineralporn #mineexploring #mineralformations #mineexploration #mineral #copper #coppermine #color (at Bradshaw Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfwkcoGApg-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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An exciting mineral formation we found near the underground headframe in the DeSoto Mine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . #azmineexplorer #arizona #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #az #undergroundmining #underground #minerals #mineexplorer #mineralporn #mineexploring #mineralformations #mineexploration #mineral #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #decay #downunder #darkness (at Bradshaw Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfuEKTtpa5L/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Looking up within a massive stope found in one of the upper levels of the DeSoto Mine underground workings. Making our way to the top of the winze (the enclosed shaft with the ladders 🪜) led us to another level featuring this incredible stope (excavated area). I can assume that this is one of the upper underground levels of the DeSoto Mine, though I am unsure of which one. While the stope wasn't that wide, it featured an incredibly high ceiling of 100+ feet, complete with timbering, ladders, and rope. It appeared that the top of the stope opened to another level, although this was the highest level we could access. This underground level and stope wrap up the last of the areas I've explored so far within the underground workings of the DeSoto Mine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #azmineexplorer #arizona #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #adventure #abandonedmine #AZ #abandoned #abandonedplaces #photography #photoblog #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #deserted (at Bradshaw Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfrfRgcJLQa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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abandoned-mines-az · 2 years

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Looking up a stope with ladders 🪜 within the underground workings in the DeSoto Mine. While I'm unsure of the exact level, this stope is located above the 6th level of the underground workings of the DeSoto Mine. We accessed it halfway up the ladder winze in my previous post. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #azmineexplorer #arizona #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #deserted #decay #photography #photoblog #mineexplorer #mineexploring #undergroundmining #underground #underground_exploration #undergroundphotography #ladder #mineexploration #AZ #abandonedplacesaz #abandoned #abandonedplaces (at Bradshaw Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfo8Ad3J3rq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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