Very cool story. We spent some time last year outside of Congress. We explored the mines that are below granite mountain, on the east side of 89. They weren't nearly as big but fun to go in. We have a couple of videos of my daughter and i exploring them. Stay safe and stay strong out there
Always enjoy your stories. I especially enjoy the ones on Arizona mines. If you remember my telling you of the claims on my great grandparents and granfathers ranch outside Prescott. I did some work in a couple of the exploratory mines as a teenager. I also own some property in Meadview by Lake Mead.
I have detected a bit throughout AZ in some of these areas but you know there is a LOT of trash. Tons of nails, buckshot, old tin and other scrap junk. I think you got into the upper portions of the washes to have any luck. If you're old like me you'll want to have an ATV also to get way out off the beaten path. Anything close gets picked over pretty good . Thanks for watching today. Always appreciate all you regular folks. Have a great weekend.
Wow, this one isn't far from where my grandfather used to hold claims. They were near a whitish colored mountain, or hill as it was only a couple hundred feet tall. He called it Mingus mountain, but I don't think that's the official name for it, if it even has one lol. There are a lot of rich deposits around this part of the state. The land between Wickenburg and Prescott was one of his favorite areas to prospect on. As always, Thank You for the _blast_ down memory lane! _Pun intended_ 🙂
Thanks for that bit of family history this morning. Always interesting to hear about folks who are familiar with these old places. Thank you for watching too. Always appreciated! Have a great weekend.
It is interesting once you read into these old mines. I'm just finishing another video here where George Hearst was involved in. Seems like he owned almost every mine in Arizona, Nevada and California at one time or another. Thanks for stopping by today.
I own a 300 acre mine around Baghdad AZ with 9 other guys. it was once a tungsten mine from the 1940’s to the 1960’s It’s been closed for a while but there’s still gold and copper up there in the mountains. We find gold after the monsoons in the washes with metal detectors.
Most of the tungsten in AZ is associated with magnetite, AND other REE, with this mine was there a lot of tailings, working on the addits should have produced a lot of material, assayers office would be able to get a good analysis of the minerals left over from the construction, most of the Old timers had tunnel vision and looking for just one thing, nowadays The tailings are more valuable than the stuff from the shafts.
@@oldlostminer it’s called the Zannaropolis mine. It was founded in 1941 when a miner named John Zannaras was looking for gold. He found Tungsten Zinc and Copper. Due to the war these metals were in high demand. When he died in the 1980’s the mine was willed to the Greek church and in 1998 a bunch of guys bought the property and the mine from the Church. Our property is about 5 miles from the open pit copper mine in the town of Bagdad.
@@rogerhanson3468 yes we have mounds of tailings, 200 foot deep vertical mine shaft. but most of it doesn’t look very interesting but I’m not a geologist. We want to send a camera down to see if there are horizontal shafts but the problem is it’s halfway filled with water.
@craigthescott5074 try something simple, get some UV light, multiple spectrum, because different minerals glow at different wavelengths, most are pretty cheap and shine it in the shaft, use a GoPro and record what you get then you'll be able to analyze the light spectrum from a safe place, shafts are notorious for gas buildup, especially CO2 and carbon monoxide, safety first rewards later.
Great story, I love watching these.
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Good morning, it must be Saturday😂🤣😂Thank you for the share. Take care and stay safe. ⛏⚒⛏🤠 ~Jekyll the Hyde. 🎩
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Thanks for the history lesson bud
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Very cool story. We spent some time last year outside of Congress. We explored the mines that are below granite mountain, on the east side of 89. They weren't nearly as big but fun to go in. We have a couple of videos of my daughter and i exploring them. Stay safe and stay strong out there
Thanks for stopping by and watching. It's appreciated!
Always enjoy your stories. I especially enjoy the ones on Arizona mines. If you remember my telling you of the claims on my great grandparents and granfathers ranch outside Prescott. I did some work in a couple of the exploratory mines as a teenager. I also own some property in Meadview by Lake Mead.
I remember you telling me that. Thanks for stopping by. Always appreciated!
Great story pal thanks for sharing!
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Another great video, Old Timer! Thanks for sharing our mining history.
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Man I would love to run my metal detector around some of these old mines and tailings dumps. Another great one, thanks!
I have detected a bit throughout AZ in some of these areas but you know there is a LOT of trash. Tons of nails, buckshot, old tin and other scrap junk. I think you got into the upper portions of the washes to have any luck. If you're old like me you'll want to have an ATV also to get way out off the beaten path. Anything close gets picked over pretty good . Thanks for watching today. Always appreciate all you regular folks. Have a great weekend.
Another great story, thank you.
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Another great video, Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks buddy 🇨🇦🇨🇦🍺
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That was great thanks for this video
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I’ve been through that area of Az several times years ago but never knew much about the history, but now thanks to you I do.
Arizona is a very interesting place for sure. Thanks for watching. New video every Saturday.
Very interesting
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Wow, this one isn't far from where my grandfather used to hold claims. They were near a whitish colored mountain, or hill as it was only a couple hundred feet tall. He called it Mingus mountain, but I don't think that's the official name for it, if it even has one lol.
There are a lot of rich deposits around this part of the state. The land between Wickenburg and Prescott was one of his favorite areas to prospect on.
As always, Thank You for the _blast_ down memory lane! _Pun intended_ 🙂
Thanks for that bit of family history this morning. Always interesting to hear about folks who are familiar with these old places. Thank you for watching too. Always appreciated! Have a great weekend.
Very interesting how the money comes and goes like your videos the adventure from the past you put togather ⛏️🇺🇸😀
It is interesting once you read into these old mines. I'm just finishing another video here where George Hearst was involved in. Seems like he owned almost every mine in Arizona, Nevada and California at one time or another. Thanks for stopping by today.
I own a 300 acre mine around Baghdad AZ with 9 other guys. it was once a tungsten mine from the 1940’s to the 1960’s It’s been closed for a while but there’s still gold and copper up there in the mountains. We find gold after the monsoons in the washes with metal detectors.
Curious which tungsten mine that was. All I ever found was buckshot, nails and pull tabs. LOL Thanks for watching. Appreciate it!!
Most of the tungsten in AZ is associated with magnetite, AND other REE, with this mine was there a lot of tailings, working on the addits should have produced a lot of material, assayers office would be able to get a good analysis of the minerals left over from the construction, most of the Old timers had tunnel vision and looking for just one thing, nowadays The tailings are more valuable than the stuff from the shafts.
@@oldlostminer it’s called the Zannaropolis mine. It was founded in 1941 when a miner named John Zannaras was looking for gold. He found Tungsten Zinc and Copper. Due to the war these metals were in high demand. When he died in the 1980’s the mine was willed to the Greek church and in 1998 a bunch of guys bought the property and the mine from the Church. Our property is about 5 miles from the open pit copper mine in the town of Bagdad.
@@rogerhanson3468 yes we have mounds of tailings, 200 foot deep vertical mine shaft. but most of it doesn’t look very interesting but I’m not a geologist. We want to send a camera down to see if there are horizontal shafts but the problem is it’s halfway filled with water.
@craigthescott5074 try something simple, get some UV light, multiple spectrum, because different minerals glow at different wavelengths, most are pretty cheap and shine it in the shaft, use a GoPro and record what you get then you'll be able to analyze the light spectrum from a safe place, shafts are notorious for gas buildup, especially CO2 and carbon monoxide, safety first rewards later.