Mahd adh Dhahab - wikipedia Mahd adh Dhahab Mahd adh Dhah gold deposit geologic map Mahd adh Dhahab gold mining cross section The Mahd adh - Dhahab ( Arabic : مَـهـد الـذّهـب ‎ ‎, `` Cradle of ( the ) Gold '' ), is the leading gold mining area in the Arabian Peninsula. It is located in the Province of Al - Madinah, in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia. Gold was first mined in Arabia c. 3,000 BC. A second period of activity was during the Islamic Abbasid period between 750 and 1258 AD. The latest activities by Saudi Arabian Mining Syndicate began in 1936 using both open - pit and underground mines at Mahd adh - Dhahab. The Saudi Arabian Directorate General of Mineral Resources carried out further gold exploration in the 1970s, following the 1971 suspension of the US $ - gold exchange rate and the consequent rise in value of the metal. Gold mining is done today by the Saudi Arabian Mining Company. Antiquity There is a possibility that the Cradle of Gold is mentioned in the Biblical story of the Garden of Eden in The Book of Genesis. - `` And a river went out of Eden to water the garden ; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pishon : that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold ; And the gold of that land is good : there is bdellium and the onyx stone. '' Research by archaeologists Juris Zarins of Missouri State University and Farouk El - Baz of Boston University indicates that the Pishon River may be the now dried up river bed that once flowed 600 miles north east from the Mahd adh - Dhahab area of the Hejaz c. 3000 BC. The site has also been identified with `` King Solomon 's Gold Mine. '' Geologists have found a vast abandoned gold mine. Among their finds are huge quantities of waste rock, an estimated million tons, left by the ancient miners, still containing traces of gold. Thousands of stone hammers and grindstones used to extract the gold from the ore litter the mine slopes. Robert W. Luce said : `` Our investigations have now confirmed that the old mine could have been as rich as described in biblical accounts. '' See also Frankincense Myrrh References Jump up ^ C.A. Salabach at Focus Magazine Archived 2012 - 06 - 25 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6aQfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PdYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1508,1026966&dq=saudi+arabia+cradle+of+gold&hl=en Coordinates : 23 ° 30 ′ 12.96 '' N 40 ° 51 ′ 34.92 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 23.5036000 ° N 40.8597000 ° E ﻿ / 23.5036000 ; 40.8597000 Saudi Arabia articles History Pre-Islamic Arabia Early Islamic State Rashidun Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate Abbasid Caliphate Ottoman Arabia Emirate of Diriyah Emirate of Nejd Unification Modern history Geography Cities and towns Climate Earthquakes Governorates Mountains Regions Politics Allegiance Council Cabinet Consultative Assembly Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Foreign relations King Mabahith ( secret police ) National Security Council Nuclear program Prime Minister Law Basic Law Capital punishment Freedom of religion Human rights LGBT Rape Women Mutaween ( religious police ) Passport Military Air Defense Air Force Army General Intelligence Presidency Military ranks National Guard Navy Economy Agriculture Companies Council of Economic and Development Affairs Energy Oil reserves History of the oil industry Foreign workers Irrigation OPEC Riyal ( currency ) Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency ( central bank ) Supreme Economic Council Tadawul ( stock exchange ) Telecommunications Tourism Transport Society Censorship Crime Demographics Education List of universities Health care Human trafficking Obesity Prostitution Religion Terrorism Response to ISIL Water supply and sanitation Culture Art Cinema Cuisine Islam Language Media television Music Public holidays Sport Symbols Anthem Emblem Flag Motto Outline Index Book Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahd_adh_Dhahab&oldid=782978524 '' Categories : Geography of Saudi Arabia Populated places in Al Madinah Province Gold mining Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles containing Arabic - language text All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from October 2010 Coordinates on Wikidata Talk About Wikipedia Norsk nynorsk Edit links This page was last edited on 30 May 2017, at 10 : 57. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where is the cradle of gold mine located
Answer: in the Province of Al-Madinah, in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia