Telluride Chief Mine - Mohave County

 

Where: East side of the Hualapai Mountains.  Lat: 35.10917, Long: -113.81083

 

Travel Conditions: Dirt road that can be traversed by a 2WD vehicle off D.W. Ranch Road.

 

Operation Dates:  Unknown

 

Description:  An old water tank, mill footings, and tunnel are present t the site.  Little information other than gold and silver were mined here is available.  The mine tunnel has a deep cut out at the entrance preventing entry into the mine.

 

What you will see today:  Upon approaching the mine location you will see a large tank on the hill.  Just behind the tank against the hillside is evidence of a collapsed building as there is old wood lying on the ground.  Not a place to walk around as there are many exposed rusty nails.  A tunnel leads into a hillside on the North side of the tank but has a large hole cutout at the entrance preventing any entry into the mine.

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There is a water tank still standing along with a telephone pole and old electrical box indicating power was available at the location at some time.

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There are some old foundations in the trees on the hillside indicating some sort of processing plant at the location.  Other than concrete footers for the mill there i sno structures standing,

 

Comments:

 

Mohave County Miner, JAN. 15, 1937: 

 

The Telluride Chief mine in the Hualapai mountains was also closed down temporarily because of snows. Other properties all through the higher altitudes have likewise been retarded in their operations.

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Minerals Mined: Gold and Silver were major minerals mined with Tungsten and Molybdenum being secondary.

 

Acknowledgement:  None