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Mine Details
The Grand Reef is a very historic mine that has been producing gold up into the early 2000s, when the last owner passed away. It's a remote claim, long forgotten by most and has excellent potential as a mining property. There are many open cuts exposing rich gold ores that have been worked by the machinery on site. The roads are the roughest part of the claim, as the general path to the claim changes with every storm that washes through the canyon.
The mine is generally turn-key and ready to be worked by casual guidelines as is. The presence of a crusher on site is amazing. The logistics required to get a motor and crusher of this size on the site is staggering. Also, a cabin that is in relatively good condition will be a god-send when the summer kicks in and the heat index goes up!
Location and Access:
The mine is located 57 miles outside of Parker, Arizona. From the highway, a very good dirt road/county road, leads to within 8 miles of the claim. A turn up a short wash winds up to the mine claim and the road is suited to high clearance 4WD or better.
Description:
The area is well-known for production of rich gold in placer and in-situ. There are many stories of lost gold mines and ledges in this area. It is remote country and likely that most of those lost gold mines have been found and have been, or are being worked. This mine is an excellent example of that.
The mine is located 57 miles outside of Parker, Arizona. From the highway, a very good dirt road/county road, leads to within 8 miles of the claim. A turn up a short wash winds up to the mine claim and the road is suited to high clearance 4WD or better. A small, but obviously profitable operation. There are leeching vats and a good crusher attached to a likely operational motor. The mine was probably last worked around 2000-2005 at the latest. High grade gold seems to be the target that is reached with ease as can be seen from the operations around the claim. The surveyors noted 4 short adit entrances, all cut on good gold bodies and processed on site. There is good free-milling gold in the veins and the crush/wash operation is set to maximize the return on the workings. The claim has room for 8-10 vehicles and trailers. There are flats near the old cabin and around the general workings.
This is a collection of small, precise cuts, working on exposed gold bodies. The area is well known for placer gold, found in the canyon. This gold comes from the lodes higher up in the mountains, such as this mine. The mines can be worked using the same methods that were used 200 years ago: extract, crush, and separate. The mine is simple to work, and easy to make a profit, for those who know how to work for it. The gold has formed in quartz, which is easily identified and worked. This operation appears to have been only recently abandoned and is in excellent repair, ready for work without too much of an investment.
History:
Worked recently, in the early 2000s by an old prospector who processed the gold on site. The last owner passed away, the claim lapsed and a new claim was staked this year.
Photos:
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Home » USA » Arizona » Grand Reef
Mine Details
The Grand Reef is a very historic mine that has been producing gold up into the early 2000s, when the last owner passed away. It's a remote claim, long forgotten by most and has excellent potential as a mining property. There are many open cuts exposing rich gold ores that have been worked by the machinery on site. The roads are the roughest part of the claim, as the general path to the claim changes with every storm that washes through the canyon.
The mine is generally turn-key and ready to be worked by casual guidelines as is. The presence of a crusher on site is amazing. The logistics required to get a motor and crusher of this size on the site is staggering. Also, a cabin that is in relatively good condition will be a god-send when the summer kicks in and the heat index goes up!
Location and Access:
The mine is located 57 miles outside of Parker, Arizona. From the highway, a very good dirt road/county road, leads to within 8 miles of the claim. A turn up a short wash winds up to the mine claim and the road is suited to high clearance 4WD or better.
Description:
The area is well-known for production of rich gold in placer and in-situ. There are many stories of lost gold mines and ledges in this area. It is remote country and likely that most of those lost gold mines have been found and have been, or are being worked. This mine is an excellent example of that.
The mine is located 57 miles outside of Parker, Arizona. From the highway, a very good dirt road/county road, leads to within 8 miles of the claim. A turn up a short wash winds up to the mine claim and the road is suited to high clearance 4WD or better. A small, but obviously profitable operation. There are leeching vats and a good crusher attached to a likely operational motor. The mine was probably last worked around 2000-2005 at the latest. High grade gold seems to be the target that is reached with ease as can be seen from the operations around the claim. The surveyors noted 4 short adit entrances, all cut on good gold bodies and processed on site. There is good free-milling gold in the veins and the crush/wash operation is set to maximize the return on the workings. The claim has room for 8-10 vehicles and trailers. There are flats near the old cabin and around the general workings.
This is a collection of small, precise cuts, working on exposed gold bodies. The area is well known for placer gold, found in the canyon. This gold comes from the lodes higher up in the mountains, such as this mine. The mines can be worked using the same methods that were used 200 years ago: extract, crush, and separate. The mine is simple to work, and easy to make a profit, for those who know how to work for it. The gold has formed in quartz, which is easily identified and worked. This operation appears to have been only recently abandoned and is in excellent repair, ready for work without too much of an investment.
History:
Worked recently, in the early 2000s by an old prospector who processed the gold on site. The last owner passed away, the claim lapsed and a new claim was staked this year.
Photos:
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