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Sunflower Mine, Sunflower Mining District, Maricopa County, AZ The Sunflower Mine is an old mercury mine located within the Mazatzal Mountains ⛰️. Discovered in 1911 by E.H. Bowman, the Sunflower Mine was the largest mercury producer within its mining district, hence the district's naming. The mine's most significant production and development occurred during the 1940s and 1950s. From the 1950s to the 1980s, multiple mining entities took leases on the mine, sporadically working and developing the group of claims. Besides some sampling and testing, mining activity began to die down around the late 1980s and into the 1990s. Today, the mine and it's accompanying mill are entirely deserted and ruined. To access the mine and its remains, use a high clearance 4x4 and take Sunflower Mine OHV Trial off Forest Road 201 near Rio Verde. The mine sits upon upatented US Forest Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #AZMH #arizona #abandonedandforgotten #AZ_mining_HST #azmineexplorer #arizonaadventures #adventure #abandonedmine #AZMININGHISTORY #abandonedplacesaz #abandoned_junkies #abandoned #abandonedplaces #photography #photoblog #mineexplorer #mineexploring #mineexploration #mininghistory #mill #machinery (at Sunflower, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgfBAmcJnmH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The smelter ruins of Sasco, AZ Sasco is named after the Southern Arizona Smelter Company and once serviced the mines of the Silver Bell Mountains. The remnants of the short-lived smelting town consist of various smelter ruins alongside the remains of an old stone hotel. . . . . . . . . . . #AZMININGHISTORY #adventure #arizona #az #AZMH #AZ_mining_HST #AZMH #azmineexplorer #smelting #offroadadventure #deserted (at Sasco, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUvDdUpJLNV/?utm_medium=tumblr

Black Pearl Mine, Maricopa County, AZ Located within the Belmont Mountains, the Black Pearl Mine is a former magnesium mine established in 1966. Found within the mining landscape, are a gate and camp remains, along with a half-filled incline shaft. . . . . . . . . . . . #AZMININGHISTORY #azmineexplorer #adventure #offroadadventure #offroad #deserted #decay #desert #sonorandesert #mininghistory #mineshaft (at Belmont Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTz5kiXvLPL/?utm_medium=tumblr

Black Rock 🪨 Mine Site, Yavapai County, AZ Located off Constellation Road, the Black Rock Mine is a former underground Copper, Gold, Silver, and Lead mine. Alongside the mine, the site of the Black Rock Mine includes the remains of a camp and a cemetery. In 1902 Sam Powell located the Black Rock ore vein, and mining operations began four years later. Operations at Black Rock ended in 1941 following the onset of WWII. . . . . . . . . . . . . #adventure #abandonedmine #AZMININGHISTORY #arizona #az #AZMH #AZ_mining_HST #azmineexplorer #mininghistory #deserted #decay #desert #southwest #photography #photoblog #abandoned #abandonedplaces #offroadadventure #offroad #hikingadventures (at Constellation, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaAiergv6jW/?utm_medium=tumblr

Looking out of the Oro Grande Mine adit The Oro Grande Mine near Wickenburg, AZ, features some underground workings, including this short adit and it's short winze. Although not confirmed, sources point to George Upton as the site's discoverer. Upton is locally known for his Neo-Colonial style house in Wickenburg, listed on the National Registrar of Historic Sites. Upton also owned the Gold King Mine and Upton Oil Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . #AZMININGHISTORY #az #arizona #AZMH #AZ_mining_HST #azmineexplorer #abandonedmine #abandoned #abandonedplaces #deserted #underground (at Wickenburg, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXwOzr0p7_h/?utm_medium=tumblr

The entrances to the underground workings of the Oro Grande Mine The Oro Grande Mine is located in the Black Rock District of Yavapai County and features a couple of adits and a few shafts. It's central shaft, which reached only 340 feet, connected with thousands of feet of development work. Development work on the mine began during the 1870s, but total production didn't start until 1904. This production, which consisted of gold, silver, and copper, lasted till 1934. . . . . . . . . . . . #adventure #abandonedmine #AZMININGHISTORY #arizona #az #AZMH #AZ_mining_HST #azmineexplorer #deserted #desert #mineshaft (at Wickenburg Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXT5y35v94Z/?utm_medium=tumblr

Monarch Mine, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, AZ You can find this former underground copper, gold, silver, and fluorspar mine within the aptly named Monarch Wash area of the Wickenburg Mountains. While the property is patented, the mine appears abandoned chiefly. Workings of the mine include multiple shafts, adits, prospects, and surface cuts. Mr. Rylander discovered this deposit and the mine produced from 1908 to 1944. . . . . . . . . . . . #abandonedmine #abandoned #abandonedplaces #AZMININGHISTORY #arizona #az #AZMH #AZ_mining_HST #azmineexplorer #deserted #decay (at Wickenburg Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXRTHUJPHhs/?utm_medium=tumblr

Purple Passion Mine, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, AZ Formerly known as the Diamond Joe Mine, you can find the Purple Passion Mine within the Monarch Wash area near Wickenburg, Arizona. Mr. A.B. Lovell discovered the deposit in 1890, and the mine produced a multitude of commodities intermittently from 1901 to 1926. Around 1926 Diamond Joe Mining Co., Inc. began operating the mine, though only briefly, suspending operations in 1928. Recently, the mine has been under operation to collect unique mineral specimens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #arizona #abandonedmine #adventure #AZMININGHISTORY #az #AZMH #AZ_mining_HST #azmineexplorer #abandoned #deserted #decay (at Wickenburg Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXMKZREvU7G/?utm_medium=tumblr