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Pittsburgh and Manhattan Patents, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 57' 42'' North , 109° 58' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.96194,-109.96667
GeoHash:
G#: 9t9vcdkxy
GRN:
N22W67
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Dragoon209 (2011)10.0km
Saint David1,699 (2011)24.2km
Tombstone1,312 (2017)29.3km
Sunizona281 (2011)30.9km
Benson4,888 (2017)30.9km
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ClubLocationDistance
Sunsites Gem and Mineral ClubPearce, Arizona15km
Mindat Locality ID:
188489
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188489:3
GUID (UUID V4):
e6e9e438-5386-4e5e-9d1a-e45e8a3ea44a


A surface and underground Zn-Pb prospect located in the NE¼ sec. 14, T17S, R23E, on patented (provate) land. Location provided is a prospect pit about 500 feet ENE of the probable main adit.

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References

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10258537, MAS ID #0040030834.
Kreidler, T.J. (1981) U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report Mineral Land Assessment (MLA) 35-82, 8 p.: 6, Plate I.
Chatman, M.L. (1993) U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report Mineral Land Assessment (MLA) 30-93: D37.
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