The department receives numerous requests for information on visiting
Arizona's mines and mineral collecting sites. The following is a brief
compilation listing sites for mine tours, mine overviews, rock hounding and
gold panning areas, mineral museums, and a few publications on mineral
collecting.
We encourage you to visit our Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum. After
viewing the excellent mineral collection, the Museum's reference materials
may be used to obtain further information on mineral collecting in
Arizona. Field trip guides to some of the State's many collecting
areas may be reviewed or photocopied. Information on mines and mining
may also be obtained from the Department's staff and library. You may
also want to join a rock and gem
earth science club in Arizona
or visit an
Arizona mineral show.
