Arizona mining community first mined by native Americans seeking turquoise, and later mined by both Spaniards and American miners; site of first open pit mine, which has enabled continuing production.
American who reported seeing evidence of gold floating on the Colorado River in 1853, five years before the first gold rush in that area.
mine founded southwest of present-day Nogales in 1736, causing a rush of prospectors into the region that would become Arizona; believed to have led to the naming of Arizona.
initially identified in 1880, the site was not mined successfully until 1927 when the Bagdad Copper Company began operation.
site of the original Warren Mining District, home to a rich deposit called the Copper Queen; under the leadership of Dr. James Douglas, developed into one of the nation's premier copper camps.
site near Prescott of numerous early American mining camps.
led a team into the Ajo region in 1847, probably searching for the Plancas de Plata; established the Arizona Mining and Trading Company.
a journalist who traveled extensively in the West, known for his colorful descriptions of early mining towns.
gave an impassioned plea to the U.S. Congress seeking, unsuccessfully, to prevent repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act.
developed the innovative "block caving" technique used at Ray, before the advent of open pit mining. Took over as manager of the Ray Consolidated Copper Company in 1910.
led a party of 19 Americans into present-day Arizona in 1847 to help locate the legendary Plancas de Plata.
persuaded Phelps-Dodge Mercantile Company to invest $50,000 in his mining operation. When he finally retired in 1895, he sold his interest to Phelps Dodge.
bought the United Verde mine in 1888.
founder of one of Arizona's earliest and most important copper camps.
area where copper mines, still operating today, were established in the 1870s.
Ohio investor who became a major shareholder in Charles Poston's Sonora Exploring and Mining Company.
led a multi-pronged expedition to search for the fabled Cities of Cibola.
general manager of Bagdad Copper Company; responsible for beginning Bagdad's conversion to an open pit operation.
visited Jerome in 1876 and persuaded his New York clients (Phelps Dodge Mercantile) to purchase claims; later became the link between the New York company and the mining town of Bisbee; influential in the development of Bisbee.
one of the first Spaniards to report on the discovery of mines in what is today central Arizona; his reports led to the colonization of New Mexico.
Spaniard who staked a claim in the area of present-day Jerome; claim was not developed due to its distance from New Mexico (Spain's capital in the region).
introduced the "Peace by Deceit" plan in the late 1700s, providing a reprieve from Indian dissent that had slowed mining activities.
gold placer camp founded in 1858 and growing quickly to 1,000 miners by 1861; abandoned shortly thereafter when placer deposits played out.
founded in 1874, the camp's name comes from the story of the discovery of a large silver nugget on which was etched the image of the earth. Sold to the Globe Mining Company in 1881, the claim is still in operation.
site where placer deposits were found in the southeastern part of the territory in 1874; worked by a camp of 200 before being abandoned in 1880.
took over the Ajo operation in 1907; strong believer in the "City Beautiful" movement established one of the first company towns.
site of numerous mineral finds, including those in the Bradshaw Mountains near Prescott and the Vulture Mine near Wickenburg.
Fort Yuma commander who became a shareholder in Charles Poston's Sonora Exploring and Mining Company.
ran a tunnel and hit rich ore in Bisbee enabling it to grow into one of the premier copper camps in the country.
claims in this Arizona community were first made by the Spanish explorers, and rediscovered 300 years later by American miners; by its closure in the early 1950s, produced over $600 million in gold, silver and copper; named after Eugene Jerome, a New York investor whose only request upon investing was that the camp be named for him.
a geologist for Calumet and Arizona Mining Company.
Jesuit missionary assigned to the area known as Pimeria Alta (upper land of the Pima Indians), now Northern Sonora, Mexico. |
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site along the Colorado River above Yuma where placer deposits were found in 1862; at one time, the area had 5,000 miners and was Arizona's largest city.
first to identify the Bagdad mining operation in 1880, though it was not developed until years later because of its isolated location and low grade.
helped grubstake the Morenci operation and developed a narrow gauge railroad to transport ore down to a smelter; sold out to the Arizona Copper Company in 1882.
reported to Spain in 1697 on Native Americans using cinnabar, turquoise and other minerals mined in Arizona.
brothers who helped grubstake the mining operation that became Morenci.
ex-officer from Fort Yuma who bought the Patagonia Mine about thirty miles east of Nogales; became one of Arizona's most important early miners and an outspoken advocate for establishment of the Arizona Territory.
open pit mine established at Ajo in 1917.
along with his companions, was the first to report seeing the fabled Cities of Cibola (cities of gold) in the American Southwest in 1535; resulted in further Spanish exploration.
governed the New Mexico Colony for Spain beginning in 1598.
mine founded by Sylvestor Mowry; located about thirty miles east of Nogales.
along with Paulino Weaver and Jack Swilling, was involved in finding a placer deposit on Antelope Hill, later renamed Rich Hill.
Spanish for "upper land of the Pima Indians"; refers to the area, now Southern Sonora, Mexico, to which Father Eusebio Francisco Kino was assigned as a missionary in the late 1600s.
name given the find of large silver nuggets discovered at the Arizonac mine.
known as the "Father of Arizona", he formed the Sonora Exploring and Mining Company, opened several mines in the Tubac area, and employed more than a thousand Mexican miners in the company town he essentially ran.
established the first claim at Globe in 1874; in 1881 sold his claim to the Globe Mining Company.
originally named Antelope Hill, this area near Prescott along the Hassayampa River was renamed because of its unusually rich gold deposits.
mining engineer hired by John Greenway who developed a new method of refining low grade ore that resolved previous problems caused by the lack of water.
prospector who established a mining camp and founded the town of Tombstone.
fabled cities of gold, reports of which led to Spain's mining in the region of the American Southwest.
town in New Mexico from which many Arizona mining endeavors originated.
site of early lode mining.
discovered placers at Greaterville in the southeastern part of the territory in 1874; the placers were worked by a camp of 200 miners before being abandoned in 1880.
led the first American gold prospecting expedition in Arizona; resulted in the creation of Gila City.
along with A.H. Peebles and Paulino Weaver, was involved in finding a placer deposit on Antelope Hill, later renamed Rich Hill.
developed the alternating current (AC) system of electricity, which greatly increased demand for copper that is used as a conductor of electricity.
booming silver camp founded by Ed Schlieffelin; produced over $13 million in minerals; known as "The Town Too Tough to Die."
Mine near present-day Wickenburg that is believed by many to be the source of the Lost Dutchman Legend.
ex-mountain man who led a party of 30 prospectors from California up the Hassayampa River and into the Bradshaw Mountains near present day Prescott where they discovered gold.
helped discover a rich copper deposit, the Copper Queen, and established the Warren Mining district in Bisbee; later, lost his share betting he could outrun a horse over a 100 yard course.
ex-mountain man who led a group of prospectors on a expedition that resulted in discovery of the La Paz placer deposits and subsequent development of a mining camp that was, while open, Arizona's largest city; also involved in finding a placer deposit on Antelope Hill, later renamed Rich Hill.
prospected up the Hassayampa River, near what is present day Wickenburg; established claim at Vulture Mine, which is believed by some to be the source of the Lost Dutchman Legend.
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