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[JackA]

some from trip 2 of last weekend

 

[JackA]

some cool rocks I found

 

[KT40]

So cool!!

 

[Bear]

Jack,

Secondary copper minerals.

Have to believe they were going after something more valuable--gold, perhaps?

Looks like lots of fun. Keep posting all the photos--great infotainment !

 

[JackA]

Yes, these mines were for copper, gold, and silver. I have the stats somewhere as to how much of what they mined out. Either way, it's all cool to check out.

I believe some of these rocks are chysocolla and azurite.

 

[JackA]

I have been driving the wagon every where but work and it has not seen dirt in a while. I have been wheeling my buggy and taking advantage of the nice AZ winter. Until today, I got the wagon out for some exploring and alittle rock hounding. First thing we found was this old cabin that had a step made with cement and old shell casings. Then some old mines and finally passing through Cordes Junction to check out some old iron.

 

[JackA]

pix

 

[JackA]

yes, that's snow on those mountains

 

[Tancruiser]

Thats some pretty cool stuff I think a cab over truck would be a cool project.

 

[daniel.watters]

Your pic with the truck and shack are frame-worthy! Awesome.

 

[KT40]

Very cool pics once again!
Reminds me of the ghost town in Bodie, CA.

 

[JackA]

Headed down to the south eastern part of the state to do some exploring. Stopped at the Ray open pit mine visitors viewing point.

 

[JackA]

Next stop was an old mining operation. Complete with house/office with water and shower, mill, tool shop, generator, water tanks, head frame, and of course plenty of mines, pits, and the trash dump.

 

[JackA]

super cool place

 

[JackA]

more

 

[JackA]

more

 

[JackA]

lastly

 

[Bear]

How great that you can still get into those old places. State governments and private companies all seem to worry about their liability nowadays--good to see some is still accessible.

 

[Coolerman]

I can't believe those tools are still hanging on the wall in that one pic! Around these parts, those would be long gone...

 

[Michael B]

Coolerman you must be viewing this post on your phone ( as I did the first time). Those are actually negative images painted on the wall. I thought the very same thing upon first viewing that picture.