AZ Mines

Overview of the 2019 Arizona Active Mines Directory with Carson Richardson. AZGS’s Dr. Carson Richardson describes the ‘Active Mine’ annual project to track mine activity and production in Arizona. The Arizona Mine Inspector’s Office collaborates on this project. The 2019 Directory of Active Mines is available for download: http://repository.azgs.az.gov/uri_gin/azgs/dlio/1916

How to Find the History of Abandoned Mines & Ghost Towns (in AZ) This video goes over the numerous resources available to learn the backstory of the countless old mines & ghost towns scattered around Arizona. Whether it’s a well-known spot, or a small hole in the ground, chances are you’ll be able to find…

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

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…

Uranium Mining Vanessa Barchfield reports that the Trump Administration is reconsidering an Obama-era initiative that banned uranium mining in Northern Arizona, and some of the concerns it raises in Coconino County.

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

A Few Assorted Aguila AZ Mines 06-17-2018 In the distance, you hear the low rumble of a jet plane heading out west. The wind whistles through ocotillo leaves and cactus needles as the rest of the desert flora sways in perfect rhythm. A chip, chip, chip call of a Gambel’s Quail emanates from a nearby…

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…

Copper Mine Tour, ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center Tucson Copper mine tour at the ASARCO Mission Mine and Mineral Discovery Center in Pima county Arizona.The mission mine is an open pit copper mine 18 miles south of Tucson Az. That produces both copper and silver. It is 2.5 by 1.5 miles long and 1,200 feet deep.…

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.