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| Location of Little LaDonna shown in Google Earth |
The site is located in Township 2 north, Range 7 east in the Lower Salt River Recreation Area of Tonto National Forest. The commodities listed are copper minerals and gold. I treat the gold claim with a lot of skepticism. However, I have picked up samples in the area with copper stains.
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| Copper Oxide Stain on Quartz |
The shaft originally had a partial headframe but that's been removed in the last few years.
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| Shaft with Partial Headframe (upper right) |
There are prospects holes scattered around several of the nearby hills. Most include quartz stained with hematite.
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There's also lots of abandoned mining equipment scattered around the site.
It's an interesting area to explore but watch out for nails in lumber and various prospect holes scattered around waiting to be stepped in.
Adios
Awesome report! Quick question: where did you get the google earth file above? Thanks, Raymond!
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DeleteSorry about the late response. I don't check this often enough. I made the map by saving points on Google Maps. On that one, I used coordinates saved with the photos. I have other maps that were developed using a separate phone app that stores photos and coordinates in a database. Afterward, I can import the points to Google Maps. You can see these maps on other posts in the blog.
I just visited this area yesterday. Had a question about when you were there. In the photo of the pit did it have a tunnel that went deeper? Yesterday it appeared to be filled in and only 5 feet deep total. Look me up on Instagram azgoldbunter
ReplyDeleteThank you for the article