Question
Hello, I'm interested in doing some modest prospecting for metals in Maricopa and Yavapai Counties. Can you help with information on metallic mining districts in the two counties? Will
Answer
Will, We can indeed provide information on metallic mining districts in the two counties, and for that matter all of Arizona. But first, a word of warning: you need to recognize that mining claims may already exist for areas previously mined and for lands that may show no evidence of mining. For private lands, you would require the owners permission. For federal lands, check with the Bureau of Land Management in Arizona for current mining claims. For state lands, please get with the Mineral Management program of the Arizona State Land Dept. regarding mining claims and prospecting.
Over the years, the Arizona Geological Survey and its predecessor agencies have published dozens of reports on mineral resources of Arizona.
- Gold Placers and placering in Arizona
- Gold Prospering – links to 8 publications
- Geology and Mineral Resources of Arizona 6-parts ~350 p.
- Mine Index for metallic mineral districts of AZ
- Metallic mineral districts & production in Arizona w statewide map
This is by no means everything we possess on mineral resources, but it is a good start. All of our publications from 1915 to 2018 can be discovered and downloaded free of charge from our AZGS Document Repository.
