Grand Gulch Mine

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

GRAND GULCH MINE

Arizona Strip, Arizona

LOCATION

36° 19' 37.19" North Latitude,   113° 47' 28.34" West Longitude
36.3270° North Latitude,   113.7912° West Longitude
4,419 feet (1,347 meters) MSL

For a map from St. George, click here.
    For a wider area map, click here.
For an aerial view of the mine area, click here.
For a closer aerial view of the mine area, click here.
For a detailed mine site plan, click here.


DESCRIPTION

TBD


HISTORY

See the HAER Title Sheet for a summary and the HAER document for more details.


PHOTOS

Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03342   Photo of the entrance into the Grand Gulch Mine property

Other WCHS photos:
WCHS-03343   Photo of the concrete pad, hoppers, and furnace at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03344   Photo of two hoppers on a cement pad at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03345   Photo of lunch on a Dixie Arizona Strip Interpretive Association (DASIA) field trip
WCHS-03346   Photo of the furnace at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03347   Photo of the furnace at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03348   Photo of the furnace at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03349   Photo of a firepit made from bricks out of the old furnace at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03350   Photo of an interpretive sign about the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03351   Photo of the smelter at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03352   Photo of an old truck at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03353   Photo of two old trucks at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03354   Photo of an old truck at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03355   Photo of an old truck at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03356   Photo of part of the headquarters building at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03357   Photo of part of the headquarters building at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03358   Photo of part of the headquarters building and front of an old truck at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03359   Photo of a doorway and window in the headquarters building at Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03360   Photo of the northeast corner of the headquarters building at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03361   Photo of the southeast corner of the headquarters building at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03362   Photo of the back side of the headquarters building at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03363   Photo of the front of the west dugout at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03364   Photo of the front and west side of the west dugout at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03365   Photo of the back side of the west dugout at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03366   Photo of trucks, headquarters building, and east dugout at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03367   Photo of the east dugout at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03368   Photo of the east dugout at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03369   Photo of the inside of the east dugout at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03370   Photo of the back and east sides of the east dugout at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03371   Photo of the west side of the east dugout at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03372   Photo of the north end of the bunkhouse at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03373   Photo of the bunkhouse at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03374   Photo of the back side of the bunkhouse at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03375   Photo of inside the room on the south end of the bunkhouse at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03376   Photo of a lecture in the bunkhouse at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03377   Photo of three rooms in the bunkhouse at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03378   Photo of the northeast corner of a room in the bunkhouse at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03379   Photo of the northwest corner of a room in the bunkhouse at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03380   Photo of a birdhouse in the bunkhouse at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03381   Photo of the southwest corner of a room in the bunkhouse at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03382   Photo of an oil change platform at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03383   Photo of scattered pieces of old machinery at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03384   Photo of scattered pieces of old machinery at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03385   Photo of an old bed and other scattered debris at the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03753   Photo of Mohave Road 103 just approaching the turnoff to the Grand Gulch Mine
WCHS-03754   Photo of a signpost on Mohave County Road 103 at intersection with BLM Road 1002


REFERENCES

The Historic Grand Gulch Mine
12-minute video from the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
Narrated by Greg Woodall (Archaeological Technician)

Grand Gulch Copper Mine Mining Region, Mohave County, Arizona
By James M. Hill
From United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 580-D, 1913
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1914

Grand Gulch Mine
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-78

Grand Gulch Mine Title Sheet
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) AZ-78 (sheet 1 of 8)
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1912 Grand Gulch Mine Vicinity Transportation Routes
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) AZ-78 (sheet 2 of 8)
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Grand Gulch Mine Site Plan
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) AZ-78 (sheet 3 of 8)
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Grand Gulch Mine East Dugout Plan
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) AZ-78 (sheet 4 of 8)
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Grand Gulch Mine West Dugout Plan
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) AZ-78 (sheet 5 of 8)
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Grand Gulch Mine Powder House, Blacksmith Shop, and Wood Shed Plans
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) AZ-78 (sheet 6 of 8)
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Grand Gulch Mine Smelter Elevation
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) AZ-78 (sheet 7 of 8)
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Grand Gulch Mine Partial Subsurface Schematic Plan
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) AZ-78 (sheet 8 of 8)
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Grand Gulch Mining Company, Stock Certificate Number 29

" Grand Gulch Copper Mines"
Partial article from the Salt Lake Times, September 24, 1892

" Southern Utah Mines"
Washington County News, May 6, 1899 [from the Salt Lake Herald]