Gold Belt Mine, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gold Belt Mine | Mine |
| Gold Basin Mining District | Mining District |
| White Hills | Group of Census-designated Places |
| Mohave County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 48' 50'' North , 114° 12' 45'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| White Hills | 323 (2011) | 18.7km |
| Meadview | 1,224 (2011) | 24.6km |
| Dolan Springs | 2,033 (2011) | 25.3km |
| Chloride | 271 (2011) | 44.4km |
| Valle Vista | 1,659 (2017) | 54.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
36984
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36984:5
GUID (UUID V4):
9cd6f7b0-7dcd-44d1-bc92-3798beeef2e3
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gold Belt group
A Au occurrence/group of claims/mine located in the NW¼SW¼ sec. 16, T28N, R18W, G&SRM, on private land. Owned by Henry Paully (1909). The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 500 meters. NOTE: USGS MRDS database file #10186418 quite apparently pertains to this locality; however, it presents geographical coordinates and T&R values that place this mine in proximity to Oatman in the Oatman Mining District. This is in error. Both files include the reference of Schrader (1909), page 126, which is a page included in the Gold Basin District discussion.
The Gold Belt mine is located on the southeast side of Banker Wash, at about 5,000 feet elevation. It is owned by Henry Paully. The country rock is an amphibolite schist, dipping about 30° W. At the western of the two principal openings the deposits are contained in a blanket vein of quartz 15 feet thick, inclining gently eastward, but thinning out in a distance of about 30 feet. The eastern opening shows two quartz blanket veins, each 2 to 6 feet in thickness, dipping gently westward and separated by a 4-foot dike of some volcanic rock that seems to be basalt, but is altered beyond identification.
The ore is said to be of two grades, the lower grade yielding from $4 to $7 in gold to the ton and the better grade from $16 to $20 to the ton and some as high as several hundred dollars a ton, that occurring in the porous or honeycombed quartz being the best. The deposit is reported to have produced a few hundred dollars' worth of ore.
The ore is said to be of two grades, the lower grade yielding from $4 to $7 in gold to the ton and the better grade from $16 to $20 to the ton and some as high as several hundred dollars a ton, that occurring in the porous or honeycombed quartz being the best. The deposit is reported to have produced a few hundred dollars' worth of ore.
Local rocks include Early Proterozoic metamorphic rocks.
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
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| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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