Sep 7, 2016 where to find gold in arizona, placer deposits in quartzsite, rockhounding and prospecting. Over the past century, arizona geologists documented gold lode and placer mining deposits throughout the state. The following excerpts from the book describe the history of gold placer mining in arizona. Placer gold deposits of arizona azgs document repository.
Gold prospecting in arizona desert still lots left youtube. There are several other minor placer gold districts of nevada and many subdistricts that are not included in this map. A great place to prospect for gold in central arizona is the lynx creek drainage that lies near prescott, arizona in the prescott national forest. Arizona is a very popular state for gold prospecting. Placer gold deposits of arizona by maureen g johnson.
Mar 20, 2017 placer gold was found at temple bar on the colorado river north of the white hills. Gila county in eastcentral arizona is a source for a small amount of gold from dripping spring, barbarossa, globemiami, and the payson placers. Placer mining was actively pursued throughout the territory, and some rich lodegold mines were discovered and worked. The ramblings in this blog will lead up to another book by the author to be published in 20162017, entitled gold in arizona which will be available at amazon. In only a few localities was the gold in large placer deposits derived from welldefined vein systems mined for the lodegold content. Oct 30, 2016 there have been about 108,000 ounces recovered mostly from scattered placer deposits. You must realize that there is plenty of gold to be discovered by modern prospectors who use this book for locating, then using metal detectors. Subsequent placer mining was done by individuals working small deposits in many areas of the state using smallscale portable. We have many more mines and claims for sale listed below. As in the other western states, the first discoveries of gold were placer deposits. Like most placer mining along rivers, the mining didnt last long as most of the rich gold ore was quickly mined out.
Placer gold deposit areas are shown around the king tut mines and many gold sites located in the white hills, arizona and the eldorado mountains located in nevada. Most of the placer gold found in arizona was derived from systems of small gold quartz veinlets and stringers scattered throughout the bedrock of the adjacent mountain ranges. Arizona placer gold is hiding in remote and seldomexplored areas of the state, waiting for you to find it. Professor hausel the gemhunter examines a few of these deposits and suggests how one can find more gold, and gives dozens and dozens of examples with gps coordinates. Supersition, bradshaw, belmont, harquahala, lode, placer, mineral rich land, gold mine sales. The history speaks for it self and has been proven over the last 140 years. Steimle walks arizona s wadis, poking and prodding the dry creek beds as well as mountain arroyos and mineralrich sand, looking for gold still hiding in placer beds. The arizona gold placer is not available at this time. The most productive placer mining era was 185880, when rich deposits of placer gold were found in the southwestern and central parts of arizona and hundreds of individuals worked the rich surface accumulations of gold. Gold prospecting lynx creek arizona metal detecting for. Feel free to share and link to this map, a high resolution copy can be downloaded here. Production size when active was considered to be small. Gold is associated with copper and silver lodes and veins, and in porphyry copper deposits in the globemiami district.
Its riverbed, which was inundated by the waters of lake mead, had contained fine gold on both the arizona and the nevada sides of the river. There have been about 108,000 ounces recovered mostly from scattered placer deposits. It mild winter climate and abundant gold locations make it a mecca for prospectors to search for placer gold with metal detectors and drywashers. The earliest placer gold districts of arizona were discovered by the native americans, followed by the spanish, who worked some of them on a small scale. Over 100,000 ounces of gold has been taken out of the creek with gold still being found today. Mine finder gold arizona mining claims for sale blm registered. The lynx lake gold panning area is a freeentry, federal recreation area maintained by the u. Most of the placer gold found in arizona was derived from systems of small goldquartz veinlets and stringers scattered throughout the bedrock of the adjacent mountain ranges. This county ranks first in overall gold production for arizona, yielding an estimated 3,500,000 ounces of lode gold and 300,000 ounces of placer gold. Many of the projects listed on were featured on the very popular discovery tv show gold rush.
In fact, arizonas placer mining industry had its official beginning with the discovery of gold along the flanks of the nearby quijotoa mountains. Some spots get scratched and discovered, others are still undetected after all these years. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Arizona is considered a model for porphyry copper gold and massive base metal gold sulfide deposits because of the many deposits. Coarse gold was reported to occur near an outer bow of the colorado river in the black canyon quadrangle. This site will help the gold prospector find areas to prospect and the tourist find areas to visit to learn how to prospect and pan for gold. A history of placer mining in arizona mining foundation of the. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Placer gold deposits of arizona usgs publications repository.
Jan 20, 2019 placer gold deposits of arizona by maureen g. Arizona s gold and copper mining districts, mines, geology and where to find lode gold, placer gold and copper deposits. Located in yavapai county, the creek and its tributaries account for some of the highest placer gold production in the state, with records showing over 100,000 ounces being taken out of this area. Gold is where you find it arizona placer gold deposits. The book describes 87 districts in arizona where historical placer mining of gold has occurred. Placer deposits occasionally run for miles along a stream, he says. Steimle walks arizonas wadis, poking and prodding the dry creek beds as well as mountain arroyos and mineralrich sand, looking for gold still hiding in placer beds. Hidden gold deposits are likely to be found in several of the known mining districts. Pdf placer gold from the devils nest deposits at rich hill, arizona, usa, was studied using a range of microanalytical and microbiological. Gold prospecting in arizona the best places to look. The information on this page is from the 1972 publication placer gold deposits of arizona geological survey bulletin 55.
You can also find out more information about nevada placer gold deposits in this report. Accurate historical locations of arizona gold placer fields with valuable information for todays modern prospector. Historically the site has been associated with the green valley mining district which is now part of the tonto national forest. Jan, 2016 hardrock gold deposits are more varied in mineralogy and geology than placer deposits, and prospecting methods can be very different for different types of deposits. There are numerous gold districts throughout the state of arizona, and gold miners can still find good gold today, including large gold nuggets. Full text of placer gold deposits of arizona see other formats. Gold placer deposits of the pioneer district montana this book is a geologic guide of the historic diggings along gold creek. In only a few localities was the gold in large placer deposits derived from welldefined vein systems mined for the lode gold content. Lynx creek is the highest gold producing creek in all of arizona. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal government site. So many were found in arizona that a book edited by titley and hicks 1966 was required reading in all mineral deposits and economic geology classes in geology. Its located off highway 69 and about six miles from prescott arizona. Lynx creek placer claim lynx creek honor placer minedata.
Wielgus will teach you how to find the gold that the others missed. Prospecting for placer gold is not expensive, and a deposit once found can be worked with little capital unless. Even the socalled mined out gold mines still contain gold some with considerable gold. Placer gold deposits of arizona western mining history. The district encompasses about 80 square miles on the southwestern side of dear lodge valley in montana. Placer mining was actively pursued throughout the territory, and some rich lode gold mines were discovered and worked. The placer gold districts of arizona have been in production on some level for over two centuries. Arizonas placer gold deposits by county nugget shooter. This is a tour of arizona gold mines using the same usgs custom maps as i show in government gold maps ggm here. Placer gold from the devils nest deposits at rich hill, arizona, usa, was studied using a range of microanalytical and microbiological techniques to assess if.
The placer gold you are able to purchase here was recovered from placers at the golden cross mine located near wickenburg and morristown arizona, and are guaranteed to be authentic. Arizona geologists documented gold lode and placer mining deposits throughout. The quijotoa district was recorded as having been worked by padre lopez as early as 1774. That information first appeared in print as early as 1910 with updates and revisions continuing through the late 1980s. Biological and geochemical development of placer gold deposits. Mesa vicinity gold maps mesa, globe and cave creek 337 gold sites. Gold is relatively scarce in the earth, but it occurs in many different kinds of rocks and in many different geological environments.
The purpose of the paper is to outline areas of placer deposits in the state of utah and to serve as a guide to their location, extent, production history, and source. Book comes with a large 20 x 20 map showing reported locations of placer gold deposits in arizona. This informative guide is a countybycounty directory to arizona s placer gold. This gold typically runs 8895% pure which is about 2123karat, so you are getting more real gold. Gold placers and placering in arizona was revised in 1961 by e. Though scarce, gold is concentrated by geologic processes to form commercial deposits of two principal types. The lynx creek placer district is a great place to pan, and historically a lot of gold has been pulled from this area. There are countless areas in yavapai county that are worth exploring for gold mining in arizona. The payson placer was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to reopen. Placer gold deposits of arizona papmap edition by maureen g. Eightyseven placer districts in arizona are estimated to.