Ricketts Mine

The Ricketts Mine is a silica mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,098 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

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Site Name

Primary: Ricketts Mine
Secondary: Ricketts Quarry
Secondary: Coronado Nf Whetstone Unit

Commodity

Primary: Silica

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Whetstone

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Phelps Dodge
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1923

Production

Year: 1950
Description: Silica Flux 300000 St

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Bench (Berm)
Year First Production: 1950
Discovery Year: 1923
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

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1973, ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187, P. 91.

Reference (Deposit): MCCOLLY, R. A., AND SCOTT, D. C., 1982, USBM OFR MLA 192-82,

Reference (Deposit): P. 8.

Reference (Deposit): CHATMAN, M. L., 1994, USBM OFR MLA 2-94, P. 15-16.

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