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Gold Medal Mine (Gold Metal Mine), Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Hualapai MountainsMountain Range
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 6' 11'' North , 113° 49' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.10312,-113.81799
GRN:
N24W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pinion Pines186 (2017)9.3km
Lazy Y U428 (2017)14.2km
Kingman28,912 (2017)23.4km
New Kingman-Butler12,134 (2011)26.5km
Clacks Canyon173 (2017)26.5km
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Mohave County GemstonersKingman, Arizona23km
Mindat Locality ID:
106333
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:106333:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An Mo-Cu-Pyrite occurrence/prospect located in the E½ sec. 24, T20N, R15W, G&SRM, 5.3 km (3.3 miles) ENE of Pine Lake (town), on the E side of the Hualapai Mountains, on Bureau of Land Management administered land. There is conflicting information regarding the location. The Arizona Department of Mineral resources (ADMR) molybdenum report shows it to be in the W½ sec. 24. The property consists of 6 unpatented claims. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 100 meters.

Mineralization is a polymetallic deposit hosted in gneiss. Local alteration includes sericitization. Associated rocks include Cretaceous quartz monzonite (age = 65.2 ± 2.4). Local rocks include Early Tertiary to Late Cretaceous granitic rocks.

Local geologic structures include the Soap Wash Fault (?) zone; and mineralized NE fractures.

Workings include unspecified underground openings and drill holes.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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References

USGS MRDS ID #M030357.
Vuich, J.S. (1974), M.S. Thesis, University of Arizona.
Malach, R. (1977), Mohave County mines, Mohave County Board of Supervisors, Kingman.
Hicks, Clifford J. (1979), Molybdenum occurrences in Arizona, Arizona Department of Mineral Resources, Mineral Report No. 3: 18.
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040150517
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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