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The Desert Queen Mine property consists of three Patented Mining Claims: The Golden Mound, The Gold Eagle and The Safe Deposit. Located just 120 miles West of Phoenix and 2.5 miles North of Vicksburg, Arizona, The Desert Queen Mine stopped production of GOLD in 1942 when the United States Government no longer allowed mining of non-strategic minerals or gold during World War 2. There is a well on the property which was a main watering site for travelers to the North as well as for the mine. The Grandfather Water Rights are outside the Gila River System and source. The Winchester Home still remains in tact named after the original owner JOSIA WINCHESTER. The old mine shack still standing is in poor repair. The Old Miner's Shower has been torn down but there are several foundations including what may be the remains of an old stamp mill with minor tailings. Old loading bin by "main level" is in good shape and still usable. Two loading chutes (slides) on property are in disrepair, but could easily be put into working order. Access roads are in excellent condition. A 500 Gallon cement water tank is in good shape. Results of findings and tests conducted by Kappes, Cassiday & Associates & Geology Students at Arizona State University; supervised by Faculty concluded that; values of the ore vary and sample values are listed for Gold, Silver, Copper and other minerals. Two twenty pound average samples from the approximately 6000 ton ore tailings dump of already mined ore were sent to see if the Gold from the ore dump could be leached successfully by the Cyanide method. This was not in use when former owners worked the mine back in the early 1900's. The miners then, only dug for visionary Gold veins and dumped the tailings outside as they worked. Findings: Approximately 90% of Gold and 80% of the Silver could be extracted from the ore using the Cyanide method. Call or Email for the full report of The Desert Queen Gold Mine. Dan Hill or EMail: Sold@4RealEstatePhoenix.com
When you pull up "MAP IT" on the listing, use the regional button to expand the map. Vicksburg is un-incorporated therefore no map. But if you click on "Map It" and then click on "6" Zoom out you'll find the directions to Vicksburg from the freeway!




2.5 Miles From Vicksburg 6000 Ton Ore Dump Gold, Silver, Copper & Other Minerals Grandfathered Water Rights
Old Winchester Home On Property Over 50+ Acres Two Addits (Tunnels) Well Maintainted Access

History of the Ghost Town of Winchester

Winchester was founded by Josiah Winchester, whose mining home remains (although in poor repair) on the Desert Queen Mine property.

Nearby Vicksburg was named after Victor Satterdahl, a storekeeper in the 1890s who set up a post office in his store in 1906. Wells Fargo had a stage station in Vicksburg in 1907. Josiah Winchester owned the Desert Queen Mine and patented it in 1911, and founded the short lived town of Winchester.
Dick Wick Hall helped the founding by setting off a major rush to the region. He did this by announcing his gold assay returns on the streets of Phoenix in 1909. His returns were between $117 and $338 per ton of ore. Gold was then at $32/oz. or less.
Winchester boomed, approaching a population of 2000 people. The town boasted 2 restaurants, a saloon, an accommodation house, various stores and a telephone line to Vicksburg. Through scandalous promotion, Josiah sold $2500 worth of lots the first day of sale. Winchester was soon the largest settlement on the Arizona and California Railroad.
However, after a few months the gold was said to have run out and the town of Winchester became a ghost town. Josiah?s home is the most significant remains of the ghost town, but there are several foundations remaining on the property.