Online Resources

Geology and Prospecting

Anatomy of a Mine - Prospect to Production (pdf)
Arizona geology: A guide to the literature
Bibliography of Arizona Geology - By Topic from Cochise College
British Columbia Prospecting School
Desert Survival Manual (pdf)
Geology - Valley of the Sun (Phoenix area)
Geologic Time Scale (pdf)
Ore Deposits 101 - Northern Miner
Ore Deposit Models - USGS Bulletin 1693
Radioactive Minerals - Geiger Counters
Selected References On Prospecting by USGS

Libraries and Reference

Arizona State University Library
Arizona Department of Library, Archives & Public Records
Dictionary.com
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms (adapted from USBM)
Library of Congress
Northern Arizona University Library
Phoenix Public Library
University of Arizona Library

Maps and Imaging

Acme Mapper - Google Map, Topos and Orthophotos in one tool. Navigate by Lat/Long or placename.
Aerial ortho photographs and topographic maps - TerraServer
Aerial photos & satellite images - USGS EROS data
ARIA - Download all Arizona topographic and other maps as DRG's; regular or decollared geo Tiffs, multiple scales. Free!
Topographic Maps from Topozone
Township Range Section to Latitude Longitude Converter
USAPhotoMaps - topographic map and orthophoto tool
USGS Mapping - Geographic Names Query

Media

General

Arizona Newspapers
Arizona Radio Stations
Arizona Television Stations

Mining

Aggregates Management & Operations
Coal Age
Engineering and Mining Journal (E&MJ)
International California Mining Jounral
Mining Engineering
Mining Journal Ltd.
Northern Miner

Metal Commodity Prices

Current Prices

Base Metals

COMEX-NYMEX
Kitco Base Metals
LME (London Metals Exchange)
Metal Prices

Molybdenum

Adanacmoly

Precious Metals

Kitco

Uranium

Ux Spot price

Historical Prices

All Metals

USGS Metal Price compilations

Mineralogy and Education

Athena Mineralogy Earth Science Links
Glendale Community College - Rocks and Minerals
Mineral Gallery
Mineralogy Database
Opaque Mineral Atlas and Ore Minerals

Mine Databases

Mine Safety and Health Administration's Data Retrieval System

Search by mine name or operator. Retrieve mine overview, employment, accident & violations histories, and health sample data.

USGS - Mineral Resource Spatial Data

Mine records of the Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS) and Minerals Availability System & Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS) mineral deposit databases. Also includes Interactive GIS applet providing map layers for geology, geophysics, federal lands, etc. covering Arizona and the world.

USGS - Open File Report 98-206

Database of Significant Deposits of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, and Zinc in the United States, 1998 by Keith R. Long, John DeYoung, Jr., and Stephen D. Ludington. This report includes name, location, deposit type, discovery date, past production, and remaining resources for each deposit in the database. Data are organized by State, with 115 deposits included for Arizona. Deposits are also located by mining district, county, and latitude-longitude.Download the Arizona records only in an Excel spreadsheet format.

Mindat

Primarily a mineral database, but provides information on over 4,000 occurrences in Arizona and nearly 50,000 sites worldwide.

Corporate FilingsDatabases

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commision filings - Edgar
Canadian Securities Administrators filings - SEDAR (in English)

Mining History

Arizona Dept. Library, Archives and Public Records (online photograph archive)
Arizona Historical Society - Southern division (Tucson)
Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum
Mining Foundation of the Southwest
Mining History Association
Mining History Network
Mohave Museum of History and Art
Sharlot Hall Museum (Prescott)
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook 1932-1993

More Links

Arizona Mining Industry Links
Government Links