Landscape Decorative Rock & Precious Metals Historical Producer

Family & friends have held this mining property closely guarded for over a century.
These claims, patented property and private land have been continuously producing for 100 years first with precious minerals (gold & silver) and later with decorative landscaping rock.

Now for the first time in well over 100 years this property is offered for sale. Located In the heart of the old south west’s legendary mining district known as the apache gold and the old hat mining district, on the north slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains, by the Coronado National Forest.


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Elevation from 3,000 to about 4,400 ft. many dry washes, outcroppings and gorges on this rugged landscape.

The AZ DMMR has known documented commodities of AU, AG, SI, CU, MO, QTZ, PB, CA, ZN, V, W, VRM,. AU, AG, & SI were actually mined for many years.

Approximately 400 acres of private land 200 acres were patented for precious minerals an additional 200 were purchased out right.

There are 162 current valid lode claims totaling some 3,200+ acres that include and surrounding the private land.

Currently and for the past several years producing decorative landscaping rock.

The collective property has numerous colors and ample supply of rock to supply the landscaping industries changing popularity & trends for many - many years.

The mineral reserves of each color and verity are enormous and virtually incalculable.

Many excellent primary and side roads have been built for further development.

The private housing is not part of this property sale.

There are millponds and other small ponds.

Work shop, mine / scales office and other mining buildings and equipment will be part of this sale.

Equipment value is approximately $ 3.5 M

Water well for potable domestic water.

City water is also available.

This mine has been operating for many - many years producing decorative landscaping rock. Production has been as high as 8+M per year, currently around 3+M. due to market conditions.

Originally producing gold and silver and when the market changed we switched to silica for the copper mines flux and as the decorative landscaping rock market increased we switched again to supply them and have been producing landscape rock for over 30 years.

The owner just recently decided to sell.

Wanting to retire and spend more time with family, friends and traveling.


All the pieces are in place and operating efficiently, smoothly and comfortably.

This is a rock solid opportunity of a lifetime for someone to take the next step and reap the enormous rewards and benefit from the past century of organization, preservation, preparation and hard work.