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Adventure to the Black Rock Mine of Wickenburg, Arizona. - Discovery Year: 1902 - Year First Production: 1940 / Year Last Production: 1941 - Commodity: Gold - Secondary: Silver - Tertiary: Copper, Zinc & Lead - Elevation: 3,350 Feet (1,021 Meters) - Main Shaft (inclined 40 TO 60 DEGREES) 340 feet deep. Video short - - Levels at 55, 100 & 210 feet. - Adit on 100 level connects to surface. Stopes on 100 foot adit level. THIS LOCATION'S STORY: Sam Powell discovered the Black Rock ore vein in 1902 and the mine began operation in 1906. Operations continued until 1941 when the federal government shut down many mines due to the onset of World War II. During its thirty-five years of operation, the Black Rock Mine produced gold, silver and a lesser amount of copper ore. Gold values from the pay streak vein yielded more than $16,000 per ton based upon 2005 prices, so this would have been an exciting time for the mine opera