Oro Blanco placers, Ruby, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Oro Blanco placers | Group of Placers |
Ruby | - not defined - |
Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District) | Mining District |
Oro Blanco Mountains | Mountain Range |
Santa Cruz County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° North , 111° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~11km
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
52542
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:52542:3
GUID (UUID V4):
98eb98e1-5a9e-4ed3-8632-5ff5fc26e6b2
‡Ref.: Wilson, E.D. (1927), Arizona gold placers, 2nd. ed. (revised), University of Arizona Bull. 124: 54-55.
Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 135 (1933), Arizona gold placers and placering: 76-77.
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 236.
A placer gold deposit area located in the vicinity of Ruby and Oro Blanco and about 25 miles WNW of Nogales. Started 1896 and ceased operations 1904-1907.
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Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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