Darling Cinder Pit
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Winona |
| Arizona | |
| Coordinates | 35°12′02″N 111°24′02″W / 35.20056°N 111.40056°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Cinder |
Darling Cinder Pit is a cinder pit mine near Winona, Arizona. It was named in honor of William B. Darling, a local railroad engineer.[1]
The mine is located near Cinder Mountain, a Tappan age basaltic cinder cone north east of Winona[2] In 1985 it was noted that the pit was the largest cinder-producing site in Arizona, with Arizona having the highest cinder production of any state in the US.[3] It was used by the Santa Fe Railroad to produce pumice[4] for track bed materials.[5][6] It has also been mined for use scoria to make cinder blocks for the building industry.[7] The railroad installed a Sauerman bucket and an anchor tower to transport rock to hoppers.[8]
