Devils Wash placer, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Devils Wash placer | Placer |
Quijotoa Mining District | Mining District |
Quijotoa Mountains | Mountain Range |
Pima County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 7' North , 112° 9' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Maish Vaya | 158 (2011) | 6.0km |
Pisinemo | 321 (2011) | 18.3km |
Wahak Hotrontk | 114 (2011) | 21.6km |
Gu Oidak | 188 (2011) | 23.9km |
Santa Rosa | 628 (2011) | 25.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
189521
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189521:9
GUID (UUID V4):
3fb80b38-62ed-4dd5-973f-c83ecf6b3d53
Ref.: Phillips, K.A., Beard, R.R., Niemuth, N.J., and Bain, D.R. (1991) Active Mines in Arizona – 1992: Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources Directory 39, 20 pp.
Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources (1994) Directory of Active Mines in Arizona, Incorporating Sand and Gravel Operations - 1994: Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources Directory 42, 24pp.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10062147, MRDS ID #TC35430.
A former surface Au placer mine located in sec. 2, T15S, R2E, 1½ miles SW of Quijotoa.
Mineralization is a placer gold deposit.
When working, the production capacity was 500 cubic yards a week. The mining operation used wet gravity concentration.
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10062147 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔Tohono O'odham ReservationReservation
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