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ARIZONALODE
GOLD
MINES
AND
GOLDMINING
by
Eldred
D.
Wilson,
J.
B.
Cunningham,
and
G.
M.
Butler
Bulletin
137
Revised
1967
Arizona
Bureau
of
Geology
and
MineralTechnology
Geological
SurveyBranch
ADivisionof
the
UniversityofArizonaTucson
ARIZONALODEGOLDMINES
AND
GOLD
MINING
by
Eldred
D.
Wilson,
J.
B.
Cunningham,
and
G.
M.
Butler
State
of
Arizona
Bureau
of
Geology
and
Mineral
Technology
GeologicalSurvey
Branch
845
N.
Park
Ave.,Tucson,Arizona
85719
Bulletin
137
Revised
1967
Reprinted
1983
ADivision
ofthe
University
of
ArizonaTucson
FOREWORD
ArizonaBureauofMinesBulletinNo.137,ARIZONA
LODE
GOLDMINESANDMINING,wasoriginallyissuedin1934inresponsetotheheavydemandthatwasbeingexpressedduringtheearly1930'sforauthoritativeinformationonArizona'sgolddeposits.Afterseveralreprintings,thebulletinwasallowedtogooutofprintduringtheearlyyearsofWorldWarIIand,inviewoftherestrictionsplacedongoldminingduringthewar,itwasnotconsiderednecessarytoreprintthebulletinatthattime.Circumstancesnowhavechanged,however,andinterestingold
is
againstrongandinquiriesarebeingreceivedalmostdailyforinformationongolddeposits.WiththisinmindandconsideringthatthedataonthegeologicsettingandthemineralogicalcharacteristicsofthedepositsdescribedinBulletinNo.137are
as
validtoday
as
theywerein1934,itwasdecidedtoreprintPartsIand
II
oftheBulletinwithoutchange.MuchofPartIII,whichdealswiththelawsandregulationsgoverningmining,however,havebeendeleted,inasmuch
as
manyofthelawshavebeenrevisedsince1934.
For
informationonthisaspectofmining,thereader
is
referredtoanyoftherecentlyissuedbooksandpamphletsonmininglaw.WearepleasedtoacknowledgethefinancialassistancegivenbytheU.S.DepartmentofCommercethroughitsStateTechnicalServicesPro-graminthereprintingofthisbulletin.
J.
D.Forrester,DirectorArizonaBureauofMines
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