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You have arrived at the main site for The Weaver Mining District,also known as The Arizona Association of Mining Districts.This is a growing site so visit back often for modifications as we tell you about us and what we have to offer to all our current and prospective members. The AAMD is located in the heart of Arizona gold mining country.We compromise over 2300 acres of mining claims,for the use of our members.We operate 365 days a year.We also support The National Association of Mining Districts, and encourage all Mining Districts to become active and organized to protect the 1872 Mining District Federal Statues.

We are very excited about our new office location ,as of July,20,2011: it is 22595 Hwy 71,Congress ,Arizona , 85332,near the Congress Store; Our phone # is( 928) 427-6344 Come by and see us. there is a map at the bottom of this page .We will be getting some supplies in for last minute stock up, and we still do the consignments and we buy and sell gold.

We are ready to provide you with personal detailed advice and personal services to make your prospecting undertaking as profitable as possible. We have some real mining veterans here that will help you to get at some places that will not be a waste of your time and hard earned money. Click here to obtain a membership application/ (pdf. format,just right-click on 'membership application' with your mouse and 'select save link as' to save to your desktop). Please note that at this time, we are unable to take Credit or Debit cards for your membership application.

Business Hours:
Sun CLOSED, Mon CLOSED, Tues 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Weds 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Thurs 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Fri 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Sat 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM >PLEASE LOOK AT OUR "SERVICES " LINK ABOVE FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION!

The mailing address is WEAVER MINING DISTRICT /P.O. Box# 955/Congress,AZ 85332.

Our email address is weaverminingdistrict@yahoo.com;

Camping is permitted on our B.L.M. claims.Our office is open Tuesday through Saturday,9 a.m. to 2 p.m.All claims are marked and we give you detailed maps to get to our claims. The claims are suitable for metal detecting,dry washing,high-banking and of course rock and mineral collecting along with great nature watching.We are proud to be able to give our members the opportunity to get out in the great outdoors and do some serious gold prospecting.Soon, I will be putting up pictures of "Rich Hill" and the immediate surrounding area for your viewing enjoyment, and there will also be provided here very good close in and wide area maps so you will be able to find us easily from wherever you may be traveling from.We are also going to provide you here with a lot of pictures of gold nuggets and gold specimens. There will be movies of actual prospecting with metal detectors and some stories in real speech from the Mining District members of the Board of Directors you can listen to.So, visit daily and each time you return there will be new materials and exciting links to many of our associates offering equipment and services to get you started. THANKS FOR VISITING!!!-

We are currently putting together a very good map of the claims that will be available to our membership so you can easily find your way to the gold mining areas that we will tell you about; Before, we have had to rely on maps from outside sources, so it made it rather difficult for our members to get to the right place, so now we will be sending you out to prospect more equipped.Also you should check out our links page and go to www.undergroundsurvey.com, it can bring you a lot good information about possible hotspots on your claim.This company is operated by one of the men on the Weaver Mining District Board of Directors.

WEAVER MINING DISTRICT HISTORY

• WEAVER-RICH HILL DISTRICT: is in southwestern Yavapai County along the southwestern front of the Weaver Mountains, 5 to 8 miles east of Congress.Originally established in 1862 ,being named after legendary Pauline Weaver who was bringing in caravans of supplies to this whole area from southern california's whitewater river near Banning,Ca., in the face of great danger from robbers and indians.Both lodes and placers have been important sources of gold in this district. An accidental discovery of gold nuggets on top of Rich Hill in the early 1860's kindled interest in the area and before long gold placers along Weaver and Antelope Creeks and the lode deposit at the Octave mine were found. By 1883 the placers had yielded $1 million in gold, but thereafter the deposits were worked sporadically and were idle from 1952 through 1959. Little development of the Octave mine was at- tempted until the perfection of the cyanide process in the 1890's. Between 1900 and 1905 gold and silver ore worth $1,900,000 was mined. Activity declined after 1905, and the mine was closed in 1930. Under new ownership of the American Smelting and Re- fining Co., the mine was reopened in 1934 and was worked until December 1942. Lode production of the district declined sharply in 1943 and was negligible through 1959. Placers in the district are credited through 1959 with about 104,000 ounces of gold and lodes with about 204,000 ounces, a total of 308,000 ounces. All but about 1,500 ounces of the lode gold came from the Octave mine.While you are here come to the famous "POTATO PATCH" nugget area.

 

 

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