A lot of people in the US like to venture south for the winter. I’ve been doing that very thing for the past few winters, although I only go for about a week. Lots of people spend several months, pulling a trailer or RV’ing down warmer climates in Arizona, Southern California, and New Mexico. There […]
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8 Gold Prospecting Areas near Lake Havasu City, AZ
There are plenty of locations in the desert around Lake Havasu City where a prospector can find some gold. In fact, Mohave County is the 2nd leading gold producer in the state of Arizona. Not everyone is familiar with the golden history of this area. Within an hour of the city you can find several […]
Chloride, Arizona – Mining History of this Mojave Desert Gem
Chloride is a ghost town in Arizona that sprang up when silver was discovered in Mohave County. It was quite a boom town, and very rich ores were pulled from the rock for many years after the initial discovery. Unlike many of the old Arizona ghost towns, Chloride is not abandoned and according to the […]
King Tut & Gold Basin Placers – Prospecting Areas in Northwest Arizona
Greaterville, Arizona – Gold Mining in the Santa Rita Mountains
The Greaterville gold placers were discovered by A. Smith in 1874. After this, the boom started and many people came to these highly sought after placers to get rich and start mining some gold for themselves. The area became populated and eventually formed into a small town and community that were based strictly on mining […]
Early History of Silver Mining in Tombstone, Arizona
The history of mining in Tombstone can be traced back to 1877 when Ed Schieffelin an anti-Chiricahua Apaches scout stationed at Camp Huachuca discovered silver in the region near the Goose Flats. Ed named his claim Tombstone because he had been warned against venturing into the surrounding wilderness to their camp that the only thing […]
6 Arizona Rivers where you Can Successfully Find Gold
The Best Gold Mining in Arizona: A County-by-County Breakdown
An Overview of Gold Mining in Arizona. Arizona is one of the most popular state in the US for gold prospecting. The gold deposits are also very widespread. With the exception of a few counties, generally there are good amounts of gold throughout the entire state. 1. The climate attract prospectors during the […]