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Copper Ledge Mine, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types
Copper Ledge MineMine
New Cornelia MineMine (Inactive)
AjoCensus-designated Place
Little Ajo MountainsMountain Range
Ajo Mining DistrictMining District
Pima CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 21' 11'' North , 112° 50' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ajo3,304 (2011)3.0km
Why167 (2017)13.2km
Wahak Hotrontk114 (2011)48.3km
Colinas de Sonoidag289 (2014)52.2km
Adolfo López Mateos201 (2014)54.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
188566
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188566:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Copper Ridge Mine


A former small underground Cu-Ag-Au mine located in sec. 25, T12S, R6W, 2 miles SE of Ajo, on private land (location approximate). Idle after 1942.

Mineralization is an ore body 0.2 meters wide.

Workings are 45.72 meters deep. Production was not more than 25 tons.

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