Abandoned Mines AZ


Welcome to Abandoned Mines AZ. A website dedicated to exploring Arizona’s abandoned mines and their history.

Throughout the wilderness of Arizona lie mineshafts, tunnels, ruined, and rusted structures. These remains of exciting and interesting mining past are forgotten to many but not all. If you are someone who loves to explore, hike, off-road, spelunk and enjoy the outdoors while uncovering fascinating history of Arizona Mining, then you’ve stumbled upon the right site. Check out the content below to begin you next adventure.

UNIQUE AZ MINING LANDSCAPES

Abandoned mines throughout Arizona

Interested in just a particular area of Arizona? Check out the Mining Districts page, where all of Arizona abandoned mines have been categorized and divided up by there mining district and general AZ locality.

Check out the full listing of abandoned mines throughout Arizona. Learn about the history of each mine, and explore them through photographs and first hand accounts.

Massive Underground Workings

  • New Mine featured, Monte Cristo Mine
    Hey everyone, I just added a new, well-known abandoned mine to the website. The Monte Cristo Mine is now featured and includes a brief history and photographs of the mine. While the Monte Cristo Mine is most known for its preserved headframe and hoist, it also has an exciting history of frauds and failures. You… Read more: New Mine featured, Monte Cristo Mine
  • Hello fellow Mine Explorers!
    Welcome to my brand new site! This site is currently a work in progress, but please check out current content. More mines are soon to come, but in the meantime check out my social media to see what is to come! Please feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you would… Read more: Hello fellow Mine Explorers!
Storied Structures

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