GOLD ROAD, AZ Old Route 66

In 1900, Gold Road Mine was discovered by a prospector named Jose Jerez. Jerez was looking for his burro one day when he stumbled over a chunk of quartz that contained gold.

With the help of his friend Henry Lovin of Kingman, Jose dug a 15-foot deep shaft, and the Gold Road Mine was born.

Between 1905 and 1907 the mine milled $2,250,000.00 worth of gold. Gold Road Mine has been in production off and on for close to 100 years. In 1992, Addwest Minerals purchased Gold Road Mine and reopened shafts and built a mill for extracting gold from the hard rock ore.

Little remains of the area, other than the mine and the original mine hole and shaft. A few stone dugouts and adobe & stone walls remain of the living quarters of these early minors.

In 1995, the mine began producing again. Due to low gold prices, the mine closed in 1998 but may reopen in the future.

It is a beautiful drive to Gold Road. This was an early route of Route 66. Coming from the east is a wild, winding road with a quaint store I recommend you stop in. It right at the entrance to the pass and just before the road gets to tough. Past Gold Hill takes you to Oatman, worth spending a day and a great place to have breakfast, feed the burro's and explore.

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