Uncovering the Legends and the History
The
legend of the lost Mine With the Iron Door in the Santa Catalina
Mountains, north of Tucson, has persisted for hundreds years.
While there are several Iron Door Mine legends throughout the United States and Mexico, this section focuses on the legendary mine north of Tucson, Arizona, buried deep within the Santa Catalina Mountains near the Cañada del Oro ("the Canyon of Gold).
The Mine with the Iron Door has been one of the most extensively hunted lost mines in North America. Movies,
books, and newspaper articles have glorified the legend spawned by
early American prospectors eager to dig for gold that reportedly flowed
out of the mountains.
It's real riches have yet to be revealed. That legend, though, may have some truth buried with those treasures. Some people over the centuries have claimed to discover its location.
The exact spot of this treasure has never been documented, but there are lots of clues to explore.
In less than a few hours from a bustling
million inhabitants of the modern city of Tucson, Arizona, lies
slumbering the centuries old legend the Iron Door Mine and its fabulous
treasure. Centuries of production in gold and silver bullion still lie
concealed in a mine of equal value.
To date, estimated mineral reserves in the
general area in the Santa Catalina Mountains alone would pay the
national debt twice over.
Some
of the most complete evidence about the existence of the Iron Door
Mine, both legend and historical documentation, has been published in
Zucker's 2014 edition of "Treasures of the Santa Catalinas."
Read chapters and download a free sample edition
of the book and order the complete version from Amazon.
A new book about
the Iron Door Mine is in preparation for publication. Contact Robert Zucker to pre-order "The Iron Door Mine" and keep checking back to this page for updates and sneak peeks.
The Legends & History of the Iron Door Mine
The Lost City & Mission
Tucson Gold Rush of the 1880s
Watch Videos about the Iron Door Mine
Presented by KGUN-TV Tucson, Arizona. Pat
Parris interviews Robert Zucker about the Mine with the Iron Door legend
on "Absolutely Arizona" hosted by Pat Parris. June 2, 2025.
https://youtu.be/jsklGMlHj8s?si=dXOEknKToGkqr79e
Watch another video from KGUN-TV
"Absolutely Arizona" with Pat Parris and an interview with Robert
Zucker. June 30, 2025: "Wright Estates honors best selling author of
Iron Door Mine in 1920s"
https://youtu.be/RuvKwxzYVbk?si=XTGfqarLfAZrNwn4
Download Free PDFs about the Iron Door Mine Legend
"Treasures of the Santa Catalina Mountains" Legends and History
By Robert E. Zucker with collaboration from Flint Carter
A book
on the legends and history of the Catalinas. Learn the story of the Iron
Door Mine, the Lost Mission and the Lost City. Hundreds of pages cover
hundreds of years in the search for gold, silver and copper. Was there a
Lost Escalante Mine or Mine with the Iron Door? Who started the legends?
Is there still gold in the mountains? Explore the Santa Catalina
Mountains in a way you never seen them before with "Treasures of the
Santa Catalina Mountains." Available on amazon.com.
Iron Door Mine in Videos, Books
"MacKenna's Gold" (1969)
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. The rest of the 1969 film labors to undermine
Peck's respectable demeanor; how else to explain Omar Sharif as a
Mexican villain, Julie Newmar as a hot-blooded Apache temptress (with
underwater nude scenes that were celebrated in Playboy magazine), and a
jaw-dropping finale that's so ridiculous it's impressive in spite of
itself? --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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. Somewhere in 100,000 square
miles of wilderness was the fabled Lost Canyon of Gold. With his dying
breath, an ancient Apache warrior entrusted Glen Mackenna with the
location of the lode that would make any man - or woman - rich beyond
their wildest dreams. Halfbreed renegade and captive girl, mercenary
soldier and thieving scout - brave or beaten, innocent or evil, they'd
sell their very souls to possess Mackenna's gold. --This text refers to
the Hardcover edition. Avon Books (Mm) (June 1988).
Watch video on-demand from Amazon.com of MacKenna's Gold . |
The Mine with the Iron Door: A Romance (1936)
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). |
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