Miami Boomtown Spree is held each year in April. The Town of Miami, located 70 miles East of Phoenix on US 60, is a copper mining boomtown that was started in 1909 and quickly became home to over 10,000 miners and their families. In 1939, the first Boomtown Spree was held, interrupted by WWII and later died out in the 1960's. The Boomtown Spree was revived in 1990 and has turned into a great annual festival.

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ARIZONA STATE MINING CHAMPIONSHIP(TM)
sponsored by the
MIAMI BOOMTOWN SPREE

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Women's Hand Mucking Event

This contest demonstrates skills used to muck (shoveling) ore into a mining cart.

Muck loaded in the Women's competition averages about 650 pounds or 1/3 ton. Female contestants may choose to compete in the General Hand Mucking event that averages about 1000 pounds or 1/2 ton.

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The contestants may heap or pile the muck to their satisfaction.

The mucker may begin with a full shovel resting on the muck pile.

Time begins when the first shovel of muck is thrown at, into, or in the vicinity of a judge or the muck car.

Judges will scrape or level the car to their satisfaction.

Time ends when the judge drops his/her hand signifying a full muck car.

The ore care is emptied and contestants help one another contour the muck pile to their satisfaction. The contestant fills a shovel full of muck and rests it on top of the muck pile. Mucker throws the first shovel of muck when ready and the time begins. Two (2) judges level the car and a third judge stands in view of the timers. Third judge holds a raised arm and drops it when he/she determines the car to be full. Time ends when the judge drops his/her arm. The competitors may elect to "pre-fill" a portion of the car to a pre-determined fill line for the Women's competition.

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Photo from the Old Dominion Mine 1920's

The Arizona State Mining Championship is a registered Trademark of
Miami BoomTown Spree Association, Inc., a non-profit 501-C3 corporation.
Town of Miami, Arizona, USA.

For more information or entry forms,
please call Miami Town Hall, 928-473-4403