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Cheto No. 2 Mine, Sanders, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USAi
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SandersCensus-designated Place
Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District)Area
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 11' 44'' North , 109° 14' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.19561,-109.23344
GeoHash:
G#: 9w624r4tk
GRN:
N24W64
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sanders630 (2011)9.4km
Houck1,024 (2011)10.0km
Wide Ruins176 (2011)34.5km
Zuni Pueblo6,302 (2011)37.4km
Black Rock1,323 (2011)41.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
72129
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72129:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former clay occurrence/pit operation located in sec. 23, T21N, R29E, G&SRM, 9.4 km (5.8 miles) ESE of Sanders. The locations of Cheto No. 1 and Cheto No. 2 may be reversed per USGS MRDS database file.

Mineralization is a bentonite deposit. Local rocks include Pliocene to middle Miocene deposits.

Product was shipped overseas and to Mississippi.

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References

USGS crib list record #TC35403.
Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources (1989), Directory of active mines in Arizona, incorporating sand and gravel operations - 1989-1990, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Directory.
Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources (1994), Directory of active mines in Arizona, incorporating sand and gravel operations - 1994, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Directory 42.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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