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Native Gold from
Saratoga Mine (Saratoga claim; Saratoga group; Patented claims 444-446 and 1921), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Saratoga Mine (Saratoga claim; Saratoga group; Patented claims 444-446 and 1921), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:439187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:439187:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘCrown King Mine (Crowned King Patent MS 1776 claim; Patented claims MS 824; 825; 1716), Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘUnion Mine (Union group; Union and Eagle claims), Chaparral Gulch, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘGladiator Mine (War Eagle; Rattlesnake shaft; Patented claims MS 1645 and 1223), Crown King, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘMystic Mine (Mystic Gold Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘM & M prospect (M and M vein; M & M vein), Tiger Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘBuster Mine (claims MS 1430), Tuscumbia Mountain, Bradshaw Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘCornucopia Mine (Patented claims MS 1555; Cornucopia Patented MS 1555 claims; Porphyry Unpatented MS 1555 claims), Tuscumbia Mountain, Bradshaw Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘMascot Mine (Mascot property; Arizona Mascott Mine; Patented claims 2863), Crown King, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine (Patented claims MS 1721), Tuscumbia Mountain, Bradshaw Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘMinnehaha placers, Minnehaha Creek, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10048078, MRDS ID #M800055.
 
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