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New Mexico
Santa Rita (Chino mining district)
Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1900s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Whitewater Creek drainage
Original townsite consumed by the Chino open-pit copper mine; active mining land, access controlled by the operator.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.