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Orogrande >
Brice Mining Area
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created by Jonsered
on 3/7/2006 4:08 PM
last modified by Jonsered
on 3/7/2006 5:04 PM
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This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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This is a high desert setting. Brice is visible West of the highway thanks to the 100 foot tall tailing piles. Several structures, including the water supply tank for the town of Orogrande will lead you to the network of old roads that are Brice.
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Type: Outdoors
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Moderate
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
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Barbed wire, cactus, snakes, unstable mine shafts
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There are several very large mines which can be easily explored. The old powderhouse is an impressive structure with 18 inch thick walls.
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barbed wire Trained attack rattlesnakes
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flashlight rope harness binoculars gloves long pants / sleeves towelettes snake bite kit, lots of water
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Brice was initially a series of mining claims, which were loosely called the Brice Mining District. The first claim was located by a hunchback prospector named Old Perk Perkins. Over 350 mines and almost 1,000 claims lie in the immediate area, which is only 4 square miles, including the fabulously rich Nannie Baird and Garnet mines. Several buildings still stand, along with tons of equipment, headframes and mine shafts to explore.
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This is BLM land, so nothing new will be built here. The old structures will slowly rot away and the mines will cave in until nothing remains.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 7/12/2006 3:34 PM.
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on Jul 12 06 at 15:34, Emperor Wang validated this location on Jun 2 06 at 18:52, Jonsered updated gallery picture Lube on Jun 2 06 at 18:52, Jonsered updated gallery picture Powder on Jun 2 06 at 18:51, Jonsered added some pictures to a gallery on Jun 2 06 at 18:47, Jonsered updated gallery Brice aboveground on Jun 2 06 at 18:46, Jonsered updated gallery Iron Annie Mine on Jun 2 06 at 18:45, Jonsered updated gallery picture Entry on Jun 2 06 at 18:44, Jonsered updated gallery picture Panorama on Jun 2 06 at 18:44, Jonsered updated gallery picture Danger on Jun 2 06 at 18:43, Jonsered updated gallery picture Heading out
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