1967 Map of Oatman

About this map

The gold mining landscape of the Black Mountains comes into focus in this late 1960s study of Oatman, Arizona. This settlement serves as the central hub for a dense network of extraction sites and historic town foundations. To the northeast, the Goldroad (Site) and the associated Goldroad Mine mark a significant legacy of desert industry, while the south reveals the Old Trails (Site) near the White Chief Mine. The map documents a landscape defined by its resources, from the United Eastern Mine and Tom Reed Mine bordering the main townsite to the remote Moss Mine and Mossback Mine to the northwest. This terrain is crisscrossed by a Jeep Trail network and industrial infrastructure including a Pipeline and prominent Tailings piles, illustrating how the search for mineral wealth shaped the geography around Hardy Mtn and Silver Creek.