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Oatman Nora Mine, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Oatman Nora MineMine
Oatman Mining DistrictMining District
Black MountainsMountain Range
Mohave CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 58' 41'' North , 114° 24' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.97832,-114.40940
GeoHash:
G#: 9qnwux9e7
GRN:
N24W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oatman135 (2011)5.8km
Mesquite Creek416 (2011)14.6km
Mohave Valley2,616 (2011)17.1km
Willow Valley1,062 (2011)19.4km
Arizona Village946 (2011)21.2km
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ClubLocationDistance
Silvery Colorado River Rock ClubBullhead City, Arizona24km
Mohave County GemstonersKingman, Arizona40km
Mindat Locality ID:
107663
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107663:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Au occurrence/mine located in the W½ sec. 3 and/or in the NE¼SW¼NE¼ sec. 4, T18N, R20W, G&SRM, SE of Boundary Cone and S of Ute Mountain, on Bureau of Land Management administered land. Owned by the Oatman Nora Gold Mines Company. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 10 meters.

Local rocks include Middle Miocene to Oligocene volcanic rocks.

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Link to USGS MRDS:10234996

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References

Arizona Department of Mineral Resources (ADMR) Householder map.
USGS Boundary Cone, Arizona, quadrangle 7.5 minute topo map.
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040150239.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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