| Deposit ID | 10185571 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC35371 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040030312 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ricketts Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Ricketts Quarry, Coronado Nf Whetstone Unit |
| Related records | 10105241 |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.36097, 31.85013 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1554 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McGrew Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Coronado National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 018 S | 019 E | 24 | SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silica | Primary |
| Pit (1) | -110.36097, 31.85013 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1923 |
| Mining method | Bench (Berm) |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| District name | Whetstone |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phelps Dodge |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1923 |
| Year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Silica Flux 300000 St | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030312 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC35371 | MAS references MRDS |
KEITH, S. B., 1973, ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187, P. 91.
MCCOLLY, R. A., AND SCOTT, D. C., 1982, USBM OFR MLA 192-82,
P. 8.
CHATMAN, M. L., 1994, USBM OFR MLA 2-94, P. 15-16.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-JAN-1994 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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