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 Longitude36.3270° North Latitude, 113.7912° West Longitude
4,419 feet (1,347 meters) MSL
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For a detailed mine site plan, click here.
DESCRIPTION
TBDHISTORY
See the HAER Title Sheet for a summary and the HAER document for more details.PHOTOS
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 Mine12-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]