No telling, Dan.
There are actually several old "Durgy" mines. I don't know if
any of them have recently changed hands, I haven't been up
there in a little over a year.
One spot is a tailing pile out in the middle of a large field
with no shade. The other area has several pits that you used
to be able to dig in, but they were being used as trash
pits the last time I was there. Would be very unpleasant
during the heat of summer listening to the old empty plastic
milk jugs popping.
As with most places, you just don't know what to expect
without going up, knocking on a few doors, and checking it
out. A cold 12-pack in a cooler wouldn't be a bad idea to
help gain access.
Either way, it would be much more comfortable digging in
some of the cooler months of the year. When I was up
there last you had to ask permission to get to any of the
old copper prospects and you could tell that it was going
to be getting harder and harder to access any of the sites.
Good idea, but you won't know until you try.
Joe