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Tom Reed Mine, Tom Reed vein, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Tom Reed MineMine
Tom Reed veinVein
OatmanTown
Oatman Mining DistrictMining District
Black MountainsMountain Range
Mohave CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 1' 25'' North , 114° 22' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oatman135 (2011)0.5km
Mesquite Creek416 (2011)18.3km
Mohave Valley2,616 (2011)21.5km
Bullhead City39,445 (2017)22.0km
Laughlin7,323 (2011)23.8km
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ClubLocationDistance
Silvery Colorado River Rock ClubBullhead City, Arizona22km
Mohave County GemstonersKingman, Arizona35km
Mindat Locality ID:
25339
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25339:5
GUID (UUID V4):
a345a098-12ec-4b28-bd58-6aabd28e0a1e
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Blue Ridge Mine; Ben Harrison Mine; Big Jim Aztec Mine; Blue Ridge Gold Mines; Red Cloud Mine


A former underground Au-Ag occurrence/mine located in the NWΒΌ sec. 23, T19N, R20W, just SE of Oatman, on the Tom Reed vein. Owned by the Gold Road Company; Tom Reed Gold Mines Company (1906- ). Started in 1901. Reopened in 1908 and closed March, 1932.

The Tom Reed deposit occurs in Oatman Andesite and the vein strikes NW-ward and dips steeply NE-ward. Mineralization is a vein deposit. Structure involves NW-trending faults and veins. The Tom Reed vein is offset by the Mallory fault near the Big Jim Mine. The Mallory fault strikes NW but dips 60ΒΊ to 70ΒΊ SW. The ore body is lenticular. Pyritized areas are more altered. Bleaching, kaolin, calcite, and chlorite have formed. Ore control involved the vein following the NW-trending fault zone.

Workings include the Tom Reed shaft at 100 feet deep (1933). A 20-stamp mill was erected on site (1904). Production for the period 1908 - 1913 was some $13,053,000 (period values).

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8 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Lode gold.
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2

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Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Limonite'-

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HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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