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

Name: King Tut Placers

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 3,839 Feet (1,170 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.91861, -114.10472

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King Tut Placers MRDS details

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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