Mine shaft near Bouse, AZ

[TerryC]

While rockhounding near Bouse, AZ, PeteyGirl and I found a mine shaft that was not filled or fenced.


It could be a gold mine but more likely copper as there is a lot of chrysacola and malachite in the dump material.


We also found botroiydal hematite nearby. TTC

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Nice photo, thank you for sharing....

 

[A2coins]

Thats really cool

 

[tamrock]

Boy those timbers sure do preserve well in that hot dry desert environment. I wonder how long ago they sunk that shaft? Yeah I would say copper was the stuff they were mining, but silver would also most likely be something they were recovering along with a little gold to I'm thinking?.

 

[galenrog]

Sad that is was neither marked nor fenced. Was there any evidence of it having been fenced in the past?

Before the stroke, among other gear my wife thought was useless, were several t-posts and a roll of barbed wire. I managed to fence a few shafts and adits every year.

Time for more coffee.

 

[TerryC]

Sad that is was neither marked nor fenced. Was there any evidence of it having been fenced in the past?

Before the stroke, among other gear my wife thought was useless, were several t-posts and a roll of barbed wire. I managed to fence a few shafts and adits every year.

Time for more coffee.

I understand the reasons why these mine shafts are fenced on BLM land. That being said, it is a shame MORE acreage is often kept from the public than necessary here in the west. Mixed emotions on this issue. TTC