The Gold Prince Mine and Mill
The Gold Prince mill at Animas Forks, Colorado was built at the enormous cost of $500,000 in the first decade of the 1900s, but was mostly a failure. This series of photos takes a look at the Gold Prince mine and mill.
History of the New Almaden Mines
This article describes the fascinating history of the New Almaden quicksilver mines located in Santa Clara County, California. While many have heard of New Almaden, it is often overlooked that the state’s first lode mining operation was also the site of bonanza ores that rivaled many of the West’s great gold mines in the value of the metals produced.
The Mining Company That Stole a Town
The Harrison Gulch townsite was owned by two mining companies – the Midas Gold Mining Company and the Victor Power and Mining Company. The Victor Company had nefarious plans for the town, resulting in a legal battle that lasted over a decade, with one paper declaring that the “townsite war is on.”
Parrett Mine – Lundy, California
The Parrett mine is a gold mine located in Mono County, California, near the ghost town of Lundy. It is said to be in the same vein system as the famous May Lundy mine. The mine is most notable for its early history under the ownership of Jasper Parrett.
Utah produced approximately 17,765,000 ounces of gold through 1960, making it sixth among the gold-producing states. Thirteen districts in nine counties yielded more than 10,000 ounces of gold each.
The Bingham Canyon Mine
The Bingham Canyon mine has produced more copper than any mine in the world, and with a depth of three-quarters of a mile, it is also the deepest open-pit mine in the world. The mine has operated for 120 years, and is now operated by Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation, a division of Rio Tinto Group.
Rawley Mine – Bonanza District, Colorado
The Rawley mine in Colorado’s Bonanza district created a lot of excitement in the area during the early 1880s. However, difficulties bringing the mine into production would result in over four decades of ownership changes and large capital losses until the mine finally realized its potential in the 1920s.
Terra Incognita – The Search for Minerals in Spanish Arizona
From The Mineralogical Record, Volume 14, No. 2, March-April, 1983: “Nearly a century before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, Spaniards were exploring what is now southern Arizona. They found a number of important deposits including those at Ajo and Jerome.”
Mongst Mines and Miners – Cornwall 1893
In this article, we take a field trip to Cornwall in 1893, featuring a collection of photos that showcase the underground workings of the mines that were famous throughout the world.
The Old Yuma Mine
From The Mineralogical Record, Volume 14, No. 2, March-April, 1983: “The Old Yuma mine, near Tucson, has produced North America’s finest vanadinite specimens and is also well known for large and beautiful yellow wulfenite crystals. Sizeable pockets of these minerals have been found since the 1880’s and are still being found today.”
