King Tut Placer Mine (Apache Oro Mine), King Tut placers, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| King Tut Placer Mine (Apache Oro Mine) | Mine |
| King Tut placers | Group of Alluvialses |
| Lost Basin Mining District | Mining District |
| Mohave County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 55' 17'' North , 114° 6' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Meadview | 1,224 (2011) | 9.7km |
| White Hills | 323 (2011) | 33.1km |
| Dolan Springs | 2,033 (2011) | 39.5km |
A W-Au placer occurrence/mine located in the NE¼ sec. 9, T29N, R17W, G&SRM, 8 miles from the Colorado River, on Bureau of Land Management administered land . Discovered in 1931 Started operations in 1934 and ceased operations in 1942. Owned & operated by Placer Mining Resources Inter. of Colorado, Colorado (1977). Located SE of the Climax Mine and East of the Golden Mile Mine. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a placer Au-W deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 119; USGS model code: 39a; BC deposit profile: C01. C02; deposit model name: Placer Au-PGE; Mark3 model number: 54), hosted in Late Cretaceous to Holocene gravel. The ore body is 0.61 meter (2 feet) thick and 12,874.4 meters long. Controls for ore emplacement include probable erosion of gold-bearing quartz veins in the Lost Basin Range. The gold-bearing gravels consist of slabby schist pebbles, with abundant silt and sand. The Gold occurs as fine material and flat, rugged nuggets up to 1/16 ounce. The Au particles become progressively finer grained to the NE. Local rocks include Pliocene to middle Miocene deposits.
Analytical data results: Average test values: $0.69 per cubic yard. Result: $1.17 per cubic yard.
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8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Description: In black sands. References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Description: Placer gold. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Habit: Cubic Description: As partially oxidized cubes in black sands. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Description: Attached to, & partly as inclusions in, some gold nuggets. References: |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027785 |
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