The Cababi Placers is a gold mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,851 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
Elevation: 2,851 Feet (869 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 31.98167, -111.80972
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Cababi Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cababi Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS GENERAL FOR PLACER GROUP
Comment (Geology): FLAKY TO FLOURY GOLD IN UPPER GRAVELS COARSER NEAR BEDROCK
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M. G., 1972 , PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 1355 , P. 40 - 1
Arizona Gold
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