CACTUS KING, Lode Mining Claim, Rawhide/Cleopatra District, Mohave County, AZ

CACTUS KING AMC436804 20.66 Acre Unpatented Lode Mining Claim on Federal Land in the Rawhide/Cleopatra District, Mohave County, Arizona   This historic mine in the Rawhide Wash/Kimble Sub-District of the Cleopatra Mining District. This mine was a documented producer of Au, Ag, Cu and was reported to have stringers and chunks of good turquoise in small quantities. The large shaft on this mine is about 40 feet across is blocked at a depth of 16’. The remains of the timbering show where to work on re-opening it, and there are two adits reported at the 22’ level and the 28’ level. Both would take a little work to open, as decades of wind, rain and natural erosion have blocked them almost completely, but it would be worth exploring them, as they likely haven’t seen human eyes for more than several decades and appear to be cut in hard rock that is still solid. Extremely high levels of Cu and Ti showing in the vein near the surface, but also showing 1/2 to 2/3rds of an ounce of Au and Ag.