Entertainment Magazine: Tucson: Iron Door Mine: Flint Carter

Flint Carter and Tucson's "Canyon of Gold"

Dreams do come true.

Flint Carter heard the local legend that others say was fiction.

But, Flint had faith and his efforts are on display in eight museums and the Mining Hall of Fame. For decades, Mr. Carter has been the owner of the richest gold and silver mines on the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, Arizona.

It has been almost 40 years now, and the body of work he offers is huge to say the least

It covers hundreds of years of history puts the gold and silver of the legends in your hands as a testament to our mountains' beauty and incredible wealth.

Enjoy watching these free videos, reading the articles and browsing art and stonework from someone who loves our Mountain and is willing to share its hidden riches.

Flint describes the history and stories of the Southwest, Iron Door Mine, mining for gold and other ores around Tucson and Southern AZ. and many other historical topics and legends.

Flint showcases his art, jewelry and artifacts in public and private presentations. Flint's private collection is on display at the Oracle Inn in Oracle, Arizona.

The Iron Door Mine -
one of the sources for the 100 tons of gold treasure at Victoria Peak

The Iron Door Mine is one of "the most extensively hunted lost mine in North America."

There appears to be some evidence about the treasures of the Old Southwest in an area known as Canada del Oro, "the Canyon of Gold."

The lost mine legend also appears to have a connection with the 100 tons of gold treasure discovered at Victoria Peak in New Mexico.

Learn about the life expectancy of 800-1,000 years with the white powdered gold elixer.

About Flint Carter

William Thomas Carter, "Flint" to his friends, is an artist and author born in 1947 in Danville, Illinois.

In the early 1970's, after Flint moved to Southern Arizona, he was introduced to the legend of the Iron Door Mine, by Burton Holly, the man who built Hollywood.

In 1995, a special collection of minerals, prehistoric and historic artifacts, art, jewelry and related memorabilia from Arizona's Canyon of Gold, Canada del Oro, was shown at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show at the TCC. The collection has premiered in the lobby entrance way of the Tucson Convention Center.

Over those years, Flint acquired thousands of acres of land mining claims in the area and has maintained some of the largest operating mines in the mountains.

With a large collection of high grade ore accumulated over the decades from the Catalinas, Carter has fashioned raw stones into dozens of unique artistic creations- jewelry, polished stones and desert rock art, or Flint Rock, named after its designer. One of his most popular collection is the Cody Stone, named in honor of William "Buffalo Bill" Cody who owned the High Jinks gold mine near Oracle, Arizona

W. T. Flint Carter is a problem solving design consultant specializing in mining and environmental reclamation, CEO of Celebrity Stones, curator of the Mine with the Iron Door Museum, director of the Santa Catalina Historic Preservation, executive consultant of the 3C Ranch and Oracle Inn in Oracle, Arizona. Continue reading about Flint Carter.

Flint available for presentations

Flint Carter will speak to your organization, community group, school or event for free.

Flint can share the history and stories of the Southwest, Iron Door Mine, mining for gold and other ores around Tucson and Southern AZ. and many other topics. Flint can also showcase his art, jewelry and artifacts.

Call Flint at 520-289-4566 for more information about viewing and purchasing his art or scheduling a speaking engagement.

Donations from Flint Carter

Iron Door Mine Land for Sale

Silver & Gold Mine, Tucson, AZ. Mine, jewelry grade gold, silver & silica ore in place, carat weight returns, historic property sold for $50,000 in 1915, outlets established for product now in museums worldwide. Land on Federal lease. Mineral rights only for sale. 20 acres (871200 square ft. Unsubdivided Pima County, AZ. Asking price: $120 million. Call Flint Carter at 520-289-4566.

Gold & Silver from the Catalinas: Cody Stone

  • CODY STONE Sunrise Set, two pieces, $10,000 each, 14k, Michael Garcia & Flint Carter artist ORIGINAL. Can be seen at The Oracle Inn Steakhouse, Oracle, AZ. Only five Michael Garcia pieces remaining. Call Flint at 520-289-4566.
  • MORE CODY STONE AVAILABLE! Only 500 pieces of this type of jewelry produced, 350 have been sold. Certificate of Authenticity for Cody Stone provided with each piece and kept in permanent company records.
  • MICHAEL GARCIA, famous Native American artist from New Mexico. Flint Carter, founder of Cody Stone in museums worldwide and The Mining Hall of Fame. Call Flint at 520-289-4566.

Help create a museum and cultural center to preserve Catalina Mtn. history

A lost Spanish mission is being restored by Flint Carter to preserve its great Western heritage.

The building also houses his collection of stones, jewelry, art and artifacts recovered from around the property in the Santa Catalina Mountains.

While Flint is doing the work on his own time and money, tax deductible donations through SAI, Inc. are accepted to help toward its restoration and preservation.

See more about The Santa Catalina Historic Preservation Project.

Learn the Legend

Watch Videos

Watch several videos to discover the history and legend of the Old West with historian Flint Carter. See morel Videos of Flint Carter.

Read the Story

Exploring the legend with Flint Carter

Flint Carter articles

Gold & Silver Ore in Quartz

Southwestern Jewelry Grade Flint has the only source of ore-grade jewelry from quartz and other stones from Mt. Lemmon.

Jewelry grade silver in quartz- This precious stone has "la vie dasante" ("life's dancing light").

CodyStone Jewelry and Celebrity stones made from local ore from Southern Arizona, USA and designed as jewelry grade gold and silver in quartz.

Southwestern Art

"Flint Art" Hand painted Southwest art, cards, paintings and sculptures exclusively created by Flint Carter.

News coverage about Flint

Legend of the Iron Door Mine article in The Explorer. November 25, 2009 Saddlebrook special edition. Read about Flint Carter and the history and story surrounding the Iron Door Mine legend and legends of the Old West.

Mysterious Catalina Monolith

Located at the entrance of the Oracle Ridge Mine in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona, on a small bluff is a huge, ancient monolith with unusual markings. See photos and read about the Oracle Ridge Monolith.

Iron Door Mine Legend

"Gold still glitters in the ground, hiding secret like a laughing clown."

- from "Gold Town" by Joseph Michael Darwin.

Located deep in the mountains north of Tucson, Arizona, near Oracle, AZ., may lie the legendary Iron Door Mine and valuable gold and silver treasures, according to Arizona historian Flint Carter.

The Santa Catalina Mountains, north of Tucson, has long been mined for gold, copper and other precious metals. Mining activities may be dated from the early 1700s, when the Spaniards ruled the land and mines the mountains.

Over a century of news, literature and film paints the portrait of gold and silver bullion treasures in the Santa Catalina Mountains in Southern Arizona.

Popularized by Harold Bell Wright's 1923 novel "The Mine With The Iron Door," this treasure may still be buried somewhere in the desolate and inaccessible Cañada del Oro, the Canyon of Gold.

To learn more about on the Iron Door, jewelry from the Catalinas and other related topics, contact Flint directly in Tucson, Arizona at 520-289-4566 or email finder@emol.org.

Above: "Prospector" Original art work by Flint Carter. 5" x 7" original. Call 520-289-4566 to order. See more Flint original art.

Preserving the West: The Miner's Story Project

The Miners’ Story Project preserves and shares stories about life in the mines and mining communities in the Southwest US. Read more about the Miner's Story Project.

Photo above: cut and polished cab with gold and silver streaks. See more specimens of CodyStone.

Cody Stone

(left) This is the largest recovered nugget, partially polished, weighs 110 pounds. Valued at over $1,000.000. Extremely rare and very limited supply. More about Cody Stone from the Santa Catalina mountains.

Geronimo's Gold Table

150 pounds with a Saguaro base. Available for sale. $150,000. Call Flint at 520-289-4566 for more information.

The stone used in this jewelry was mined from The Wilson Mine." The finished product was created by AAA Family Gems, in Tustin, CA, who did a phenomenal job. See more sample jewelry from Flint Carter.

Thunderbird. Copyright Flint Carter 2010. Cannot be reproduced or copied without permission. 520-289-4566

Jewelry by Michael Garcia

Exquisite jewelry designed and handcrafted by award-winning Native American artist Michael Garcia. See more samples of jewelry from Michael Garcia

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Gold and Silver in Quartz

Cody Stone, gold and silver in quartz

Cody Stone, from Mt. Lemmon Arizona is gold and silver in quartz. Review specimens for sale at the only accredited site to purchase Cody Stone: unionminerals.com.

Now on display at the University of Arizona Mineral Museum's "100 Years of Arizona's Best- the Minerals That Made the State" exhibit.

Flint Carter at 520-289-4566
finder@emol.org

Steve Friesen,  Director of the Buffalo Bill Museum of Denver at his book signing is wearing a Cody-Stone bolo-tie, mined, designed and fabricated by Flint Carter using rare CodyStone from the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona.

Cody Stone

Silver ore in quartz, jewelry grade, samples and art

Cody Stone

The Only Source from Tucson's Mt. Lemmon in The Santa Catalinas

Flint Carter, a Tucson, Arizona miner, has samples of "Cody Stone" mined in the Santa Catalina Mountains of Southern Arizona. This stone is jewelry grade silver and quartz ore, and weighs 8 pounds plus. It also contains scheelite and fluoresces valued at $5 a carat. This particular piece is the second largest specimen recovered. Extremely rare. There is a 40 page provenance of the object, including an assay by the University of Arizona and opinions from the Gem Institute of America and other sources. Asking $50,000.

More samples of Cody Stone and jewelry.

Call Flint at 520-289-4566 for more information.

"Ballads of the Santa Catalina Mountains" CD

Listen to songs and ballads on CD about the Iron Door Mine, the Santa Catalina Mountains, the Old West and about Flint Carter. $9.95. Call 520-289-4566 for more information and to purchase directly.

Buffalo Bill Cody Beyond the Legend

The Miner's Story CD

Two 1 1/2 hour CD's of the mine with the iron door by Flint Carter. $19.95. Call Flint at 520-289-4566.

"MacKenna's Gold" DVD (1969)

The 4th movie of the Canyon of Gold starring Gregory Peck and Omar Sherif

Attempting to do for Westerns what his Guns of Navarone had done for World War II action epics, director J. Lee Thompson crafted Mackenna's Gold as a lavish, absurdly ambitious variation on Erich Von Stroheim's Greed, resulting in a last-gasp Western so eager to encompass the genre's traditions that it turns into a big, silly, wildly entertaining mess. Gregory Peck surely had more serious intentions when he signed on, and he brings prestigious gravitas to his glum role as Marshall Mackenna, who gets shanghaied into searching for the gold-filled canyon of an elusive Apache legend. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

McKenna's Gold- the 4th movie made about the Iron Door Mine. DVD edition of MacKenna's Gold. Studio: Sony Pictures. DVD format. Release Date: July 11, 2000. Run Time: 128 minutes.

Poster from Mackenna's Gold - Movie Poster - 11 x 17. This poster measures approx. 11 x 17. Rolled and shipped in a sturdy tube. This poster is from the movie Mackenna's Gold (1969).

Printed book edition of Mackenna's Gold A Five-time Spur Award-winning Author. Avon Books (Mm) (June 1988).

Watch video on-demand from Amazon.com of MacKenna's Gold.

The Mine with the Iron Door: A Romance DVD

Movie Poster from the 1936 film The Mine with the Iron Door - Movie Poster - 11 x 17 Poster for the Mine with the Iron Door movie. Stars Richard Arlen, Ceclia Parker and Henry B. Walthall. Poster measures approx. 11 x 17. Rolled and shipped in a sturdy tube. This poster is from The Mine with the Iron Door (1936).

Printed Edition of The Mine with the Iron Door. (The Collected Works of Harold Bell Wright - 18 Volumes) (Library Binding) Library Binding: 338 pages. Publisher: Classic Publishers, Language: English. ISBN: 158201891X.

Digital CD Edition of Mine with the Iron Door: A Romance, The (CD-ROM Edition). The CD-ROM contains 338 pages. Publisher: Classic Books; 1923 edition (December 15, 2007).