Gold Basin District, White Hills, Cerbat Mts (Cerbat Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

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This district was started in the early 1870's. It is a gold mining area located about 35 miles North of Mineral Park in the southern portion of the White Hills, Cerbat Range, northern portion of Mohave Co.

The mineralization is contained in large, gold-bearing quartz dikes. The veins are mesothermal in nature in Pre-Cambrian granite and schist. The gangue is quartz with local siderite.