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Native Gold from
Leland Mine (Mitchell Mine), Leland vein, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Throughout the ore but found as fine, free gold in vugs.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Leland Mine (Mitchell Mine), Leland vein, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:352907
Long-form Identifier:1:3:352907:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘRoosevelt prospect, San Francisco Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBig Jim Mine, Tom Reed vein, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘPioneer Mine (German-American Mine; Pioneer claims; Treadwell gp/shaft; Thirty-Fifth Parallel shaft; Snowball), Pioneer vein (German-American vein), Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘPioneer vein (German-American vein), Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘSwiss American Mine (Swiss-American prospect; Golconda Mine; Bonanza shaft; Ben Doran Mine), Leland vein, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘVivian Mine (Jack's shaft; Oro Fino group; Lelland-Mitchell-Vivian group), Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘSilver Creek placers, Silver Creek Valley, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘGold Dust Mine (Victor-Virgin Mine), Gold Dust vein (Victor-Virgin vein), Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘUnited Western Mine (Western Apex Mine; Western Mine; K&W Mine; Hallsworth lode), Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘAlcyone Mine (Alcyone prospect; Guadalupe group), Boundary Cone, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Schrader, F.C. (1909), Mineral deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and the Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona: USGS Bulletin 397: 183-186.
 
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