King Tut Placers

The King Tut Placers is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,839 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: King Tut Placers

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Lost Basin District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $1.17 PER CU. YD. ( USGS B 1355 ).
Analytical Data: AVERAGE TEST VALUES: 69 CENTS PER CU. YD. ( ABMB 160 )

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE GOLD-BEARING GRAVELS CONSIST OF SLABBY SCHIST PEBBLES, WITH ABUNDANT SILT AND SAND. THE GOLD OCCURS AS FINE MATERIAL AND FLAT, RUGGED NUGGETS UP TO 1/16 OUNCE. THE GOLD PARTICLES BECOME PROGRESSIVELY FINER GRAINED TO THE NORTHEAST.

References

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): ARIZONA BUREA MINES BULL. 160, P. 37.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1972, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1355, P. 32.

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1952, ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING (FIFTH EDITION REVISED): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 160, P. 37.

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