The Arabian Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,480 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
Elevation: 2,480 Feet (756 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.1928, -114.43610
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Arabian Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arabian Mine
Secondary: Philadelphia
Secondary: Arabia Group
Secondary: Perry
Secondary: Rising Fawn
Secondary: Rebecca
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Beryllium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Union Pass
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Meridian Land And Mineral
Info Year: 1987
Owner Name: Sutton Resources, Ltd.
Info Year: 1987
Production
Year: 1934
Time Period: 1917-1934
Description: 1917-1934 593 Tr Oz Au, 1156 Tr Oz Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Discovery Year: 1917
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Silver
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NIEMUTH (SEE BIBLIOGRAPHY) REPORTS THAT THE PROPERTY WAS BEING EVALUATED BY MERIDIAN MINERALS, CROWN MINERALS, AND SUTTON MINERALS, BUT DOES NOT MAKE CLEAR WHAT THE VARIOUS ROLES AND DUTIES OF THE COMPANIES ARE. IN 1986, EXPLOR- ATION WORK WAS BEING DONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS 7 1/2 UNION PASS MAP
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E.D.,AZBM BULL.137,P102 MAP,P105
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS BULL.397,P203 MAP,
Reference (Deposit): LAUSEN,CARL,AZBM BULL.131,P123-124
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MOHAVE CARD FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ARABIA(ARABIAN)MINE-MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): HOUSEHOLDER MAP
Reference (Deposit): MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJ.CARD FILE
Reference (Deposit): ELSING&HEINEMAN,AZBM BULL.140,P96
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NIEMUTH, N.J. ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986. AZ
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DEPT. MINES AND MINER. RESOUR., REPORT D-29(87), 1987,
Reference (Reserve-Resource): 46 PP.
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA LAND DEPT MINERAL MAP
Reference (Deposit): USGS KINGMAN MAP
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