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The highest point of the Gila Mountains is Slaughter Mountain at 6,556 feet (1,998 m); the Fishhooks Wilderness is located on the northwest end of the mountain range. The Safford copper mine is located on the southern flank of the range.
Slaughter Mountain, with an elevation of 4,338 ft (1,322 m), is the ninth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Georgia. [3] It is located in Union County, Georgia and is the second-highest mountain in Union County. Its nearest higher neighbor is Blood Mountain, the highest peak in Union County and sixth-highest in Georgia.
Fire agate, a variety of chalcedony, is a semi-precious natural gemstone discovered so far only in certain areas of central and northern Mexico and the southwestern United States (New Mexico, Arizona and California). [1] Approximately 24-36 million years ago these areas were subjected to massive volcanic activity during the Tertiary Period.
Gravel is a hot commodity these days, but some people say expanding the mine would come with unacceptable consequences. Pierce County mine under fire for proposed expansion. We took a look inside ...
Bolan Mountain Lookout in southern Oregon was destroyed by the Slater Fire. “Slater impacted a lot of people,” Scott Blower, district manager for the Wild Rivers Ranger District, said in a ...
When the fire began, the company sealed several access points and vents to limit oxygen getting into the mine. Porter said the Bureau of Land Management has signed off on a plan that allows them ...
Fire agate. Fire agate is a variety of chalcedony with inclusions of goethite or limonite causing an iridescent effect. [10] It can display a wide range of iridescent colors including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. [11]
The Army built 27 structures, including a guardhouse, powder magazine, 7 officer's quarters, two barracks, two mess halls, hospital, storehouse, sutler's store, quartermaster's store, bakery, blacksmith's shop, carpenter's shop, icehouse, four quarters for married enlisted men, stables, and a slaughter house, to house the operations of two full ...