Photos of the Indian Paint Mine in the Superstition Mountain Wilderness

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Stories have it that Indians obtained paint ingredients from this area so it has been referred to as the Indian Paint Mines. There are numerous more recent prospects and workings in the area but a survey by the U.S. Bureau of Mines found no sign of mineralization in the area:

"Numerous other prospect workings were examined and sampled, including Miller Mines, Reed Camp area at Coffee Flat Mountain, Williams Camp area at Bluff Springs Mountain, and Indian Paint Mine area near Battleship Mountains. No evidence from these workings suggests the presence of mineral resources at these sites or elsewhere in the study area."
--Mineral investigation of the Superstition Wilderness and Contiguous Rare II Further Planning Areas, Gila, Maricopa, and Pinal Counties, Arizona
U.S. Bureau of Mines Mineral Land Assessment
MLA 136-82 1982
By Jinks, J.E.
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