Arabian Mine

The Arabian Mine is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,480 feet.

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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: Arabian Mine
Secondary: Arabia Group
Secondary: 3 Claims: Perry
Secondary: Rising Fawn
Secondary: Rebecca

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Union Pass District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Thomas F. Mulherin (Owner Of Arabian Group Only)
Years: 1965 -

Owner Name: Sutton Resources Ltd. And Meridian Alnd And Mienra
Years: 1987 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1934
Discovery Year: 1917
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

Not available

Orebody

Form: STRINGERS AND LENSES

Structure

Type: R
Description: Parallel Nw Trending Faults

Type: L
Description: Ne Trending Normal Fault With Downthrown Side To E; Granite To Nw Of Fault; Rhyolite To Se Of Fault; Rhyolite Dips 50sw, Overlies Prec Granite

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NORTHERN VEIN, AVERAGES ABOUT 0.50 OUNCES AU/TON AND 3 TO 10 OUNCES AG/TON
Analytical Data: SAMPLES: MINERALIZED ZONE, OVER 0.10 OUNCES AU/TON

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1992)

Comment (Development): ADJOINS PHILADELPHIA GROUP; THE ARABIAN AND PHILADELPHIA HAVE BEEN OPERATED JOINTLY IN THE PAST; PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE CHARLES TOOS, L. PATELLO, R. BRANNACK, GOLD STANDARD MINING, G.C. TAYLOR, MINES CO. OF AMERICA. 1984-86: SUTTON CONDUCTED SURFACE DRILLING PROGRAM WITH MERIDIAN LAND AND MINERAL AND IDENTIFIED RESERVES.

Comment (Deposit): THE MINERALIZED QUARTZ VEINS OCCUR WITHIN THE RHYOLITE DIKE AND ALSO WITHIN THE GRANITE FOOTWALL. INDIVIDUAL VEINLETS RANGE FROM ONE TO TWELVE INCHES. A VEIN TO THE NORTH, 6 FEET WIDE, N STRIKE, 33 E DIP, WAS MINED AT THE 80 FOOT LEVEL.

Comment (Workings): PRINCIPAL ACCESS TO UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ON ARABIAN PROPERTY WAS BY A SHAFT ON PHILADELPHIA GROUP. TOTAL LENGTH OF WORKING ON BOTH GROUPS WAS APPROX 630 FT. SHAFT, ADIT, SHRINKAGE STOP, OPEN CUT BENCH.

References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 105.

Reference (Deposit): GARDNER, E.D., 1936, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, WESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6901, P. 45.

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 131, 1931, P. 123-124.

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 374-E, 1963, PLATE 1.

Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.

Reference (Deposit): SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATS BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 137 , P. 105.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NIEMUTH, 1987.

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