Caretto Claim Group

The Caretto Claim Group is a mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,499 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Caretto Claim Group

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 31.45, -109.93333

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Satelite image of the Caretto Claim Group

Caretto Claim Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Caretto Claim Group


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Warren District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): COMMITTEE PRINT MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA 1969


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