What is underneath this canopy?
it is roughly 1.5 miles at the widest point; northeast of Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
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seasick wrote:THat's where Elvis Presley, and Jimmy Hoffa live.no, that's outside Ely, Nevada - the image I'm referencing (above) is northeast of Tucson; thanks
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bager1968 wrote:Exact location please.in Pinal County, Arizona, 3 miles west of Mammoth, abutting the abandoned San Manuel Mine
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Are you sure thats a canopy? You say it's right next to a mine, maybe it's a huge pile of dirt/sand (sure looks like one to me)?PS: I've looked for it on maps.google.com, and while I haven't found...
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nebraskan wrote:Are you sure thats a canopy? You say it's right next to a mine, maybe it's a huge pile of dirt/sand (sure looks like one to me)?PS: I've looked for it on maps.google.com, and while I...
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Did a little more research on the matter, and I'm more sure than ever that it's a (reclaimed) mound of mine-waste. I found an Arizona geology website that has a couple of (smallish) before and after...
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This one shows the hill that you call a "canopy" in 2004: http://arizonageology.blogspot.com/2008/11/tailings-and-mine-waste-08.html Here it is in 2006:Remaining copper reserves in the mine were...
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Around 99 or 2000 i drove through Ely on the way back from Denver. I recall seeing signs of UFO sightings, tourist shops and so on, related to Area 51. A wild idea: Copper reservies too uneconomical...
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That is one big pile of tailings. That whats left over after you mine out what you want. In some places wet chemical extraction has been introduced and the tailings end up being mined for the residual...
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daetaku wrote: Around 99 or 2000 i drove through Ely on the way back from Denver. I recall seeing signs of UFO sightings, tourist shops and so on, related to Area 51. A wild idea: Copper reservies too...
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as an aside, this specific mine in southern Arizona is the only place in the world the mineral Yedlinite (http://www.mindat.org/min-4359.html) can be found --- that's always reminded me of the Devils...
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