If what you post is true, why not show a picture of this so called mining equipment in "production" as they claim instead of a picture of a couple of guys standing around some old equipment not in operation.
Also, if you don't have to drive up the river as you say, please post a Map quest or Google Earth address that shows a road to the mine.
Here is one I posted earlier (Post # 20957) showing theHassayampa river at the confluence of fool's canyon about 12 miles north of Wickenburg, Az.
Click on “Aerial Image”, then zoom in. The only road I can find is up the Hassayampa River. You can see some old remains of buildings, probably from the folks who mined the area many years ago. What a great looking mine!