AZ Mines

Exploring Arizona Abandoned Mines: Big Eye Mine The Big Eye Mine and its cabin remain a very popular hiking and jeeping destination in the far reaches of the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge and its Castle Dome Mountains in Yuma County, Arizona. This particular video of my documentation and exploration of Arizona’s Big Eye Mine was…

Abandoned Arizona Mine Explored – Bradshaw Mountains We discovered an old abandoned mine while on an expedition through the Bradshaw Mountains so we checked it out. It is a pretty extensive mine with lots of cool wooden structures, ore shoots, flooded mines, ore cart rail tracks, mill site, and core samples. If you like the…

Revisiting Tonopah-Belmont Silver Mine | + the Morning Star & W.W. Enterprize Today, we head out on a familiar trail through the Belmont Mountains. While the Tonopah-Belmont Mine will be the main focus, we’ll also visit the smaller W.W. Enterprize prospect & the Morning Star Mine along our 16 mile loop. The Tonopah-Belmont (operated 1904-1960s)…

Freeport-McMoran Bagdad mining operation A rare look inside the Freeport-McMoran mining operation and community in Bagdad, Arizona.

How to Mine Borax This is the actual process of mining borax. From digging it out of the ground to its refining.

Exploring abandoned silver mines in Arizona! Had an awesome opportunity to explore Abandoned silver mines on a guided tour across several miles of Arizona wilderness, and down hundreds of feet of dark caves. I had my own fun editing the video as you can see… Hope you enjoy it!!! (Complete credits, links, and social media…

America Unearthed: Lost Dutchman Gold Mine Discovered in Arizona (S3, E2) | Full Episode | History Join Lawrence Fishburne as he uncovers the truth behind the strangest mysteries of all time in History’s Greatest Mysteries: Solved – https://histv.co/HGMS The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine is the most famous lost mine in American history. It was supposedly…

Desert Adventures Mineshaft Vail, AZ This is a private mineshaft that you can only get tours from Desert Adventures in Vail, Az.

White Gold of the Desert For being such a simple mineral, borax has a long history in Death Valley with many fortunes being found and lost searching for this white powder. Here we will visit the Lila C mine. This borax location was witness to one man losing his fortune, while another made a profit.…

Morenci Copper Mine Morenci, AZ Said to be the largest copper mine in the U.S., the Morenci Copper Mine produced 848 million pounds of copper in 2016! One fascinating feature of the overlook is watching mine trucks going from here to there. They seem to move like dancers waltzing across a dance floor.