ABANDONED GOLD MINES ~ near KINGMAN ARIZONA
ABANDONED GOLD MINES ~ near KINGMAN ARIZONA
1.23.2013. I decided to walk out to some mountains today and found several old abandoned gold mines from the past. I didn’t see any official claim markers or indications that the area was other than BLM (Bureau of Land Management). An old post at one gold mine had written on it, ‘Gold Lake Discovery 1/1/13’, which I’m not certain whether someone wrote that just a few weeks ago on New Year’s Day, or that it indicates an initial discovery in 1913.
This is high definition video footage for Youtube.
Hello! i live in Bullhead, I would love to metal detect over there,
Let me know if you want to go!!!
I love it here,Golden Valley off of garnet&quartzite & I’ve been "CHOMPIN @THE BIT" !!! & WINTERS coming & I’d like some ROCKHOUNDING people who are ready to go in a month or so.8/15/18
be careful
Lots of mining claims for sale on the internet now with the price of gold shooting up the last 7-8 years what some are doing is file a claim with the BLM at relatively cheap costs and reselling them on the internet. Many for sale for $1000-$5000 every gold rush comes a long a lot of fraud to get gullible people to spend money on these BLM claims. I would bet it was one of these guys who claimed that old mine. This winter I want to explore the Ora Bella mine back way to crown king.
There is something called mineral trespass and if you took anything off my claim is shoot your ass
did you do any metal detecting ?
Ron
So, are you carring specimins back to your vehicle?
that pretty neat, beautiful area
Dude! You are right in my gold getting spot. You are just off of Shinarump Road on the backside of Golden Valley, about 2 or so miles from the Big Rig Doll House.
I have a matching antique Sharpie for sale 🙂 LOL kidding ya –
Very interesting Mark;
Nive video! Here is a video I made outside of Yuma Arizona in an abandoned gold mine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qfhFs1Wgfg
Get your a** down there and bring your camera
I was just there nice
its how many there prob detetring fisherman u blam em
Mark that was 2013, not 1913. I have lived here in Golden Valley and Kingman for the lasted 30 years and I am a member of the Mohave Prospectors Association. That post would have been gone or well rotted in that many years. My family and I have been all over that land you were walking on.
Nice video! I would sample some of the dirt from the old mines.
moving tomorrow to kingman ittl be a few days before i get there but leaving from gulfport ms
Mark, the note on the post was written with a Sharpie. Most likely was put there this year. Were it written in 1913, it most likely would have been either painted (sloppily) or carved. The Miner is not the best place to research mining claims. County and BLM records are better. I have been to many of these old sites. Mining claims are usually marked by corner markers, rock piles or rough posts, and many have way more than four corners. MC (former editor of Kingman Daily Miner)
Gold :333333 no ywa no kiti
Beautiful desolate scenery
Be careful and take a friend Mark. I worked with the sister of that little girl who fell in an open shaft years ago. her friend died and she was there a couple days with the body before they found her.
hidden good sign some times
I think I passed by some awhile ago
Great stuff! My grandfather worked around there at the Gold Eagle Mine near Mineral Park around 1911-1913. The claim was owned by J.A. Nieset of Ohio
Where is this located coordinates???
Cool video Mark!
I think that’s the watch mine in the beggining
is it legal to use explosives and re-dig in abandoned mines?