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⇱ Big Lode Mine, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA

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Big Lode Mine, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Big Lode MineMine
OatmanTown
Oatman Mining DistrictMining District
Black MountainsMountain Range
Mohave CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 3' 6'' North , 114° 26' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oatman135 (2011)5.7km
Mesquite Creek416 (2011)15.2km
Bullhead City39,445 (2017)15.9km
Laughlin7,323 (2011)17.8km
Mohave Valley2,616 (2011)19.1km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Silvery Colorado River Rock ClubBullhead City, Arizona16km
Mohave County GemstonersKingman, Arizona38km
Mindat Locality ID:
56677
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56677:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Au occurrence/mine located in the NW¼SW¼NW¼ sec. 8, T19N, R20W, G&SRM, NW of Oatman, on Bureau of Land Management administered land. Owned by the Big Lodes Mine Co.The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 500 meters.

Local rocks include Middle Miocene to Oligocene granitic rocks.

Commodity List

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List of minerals for each chemical element

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:10259159

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