El Capote
El Capote is an abandoned mine in Cananea Municipality, Sonora and has an elevation of 1,801 metres. El Capote is situated nearby to the town Cananea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cananea mine.
Cananea mine
Quarry
Photo: Gildardo Quijada flo…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Buenavista mine, historically known as the Cananea copper mine, is a large open pit copper mine located in the north-west of Mexico in Cananea, Sonora. Cananea mine is situated 3 km south of El Capote.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cananea.
Cananea
Town
Cananea is a city in the Mexican state of Sonora, Northwestern Mexico. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cananea, in the vicinity of the U.S−Mexico border. Cananea is situated 5 km east of El Capote.
El Capote
- Type: Abandoned mine
- Category: industry
- Location: Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Northern Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
30.98033° or 30° 58′ 49″ northLongitude
-110.34352° or 110° 20′ 37″ westElevation
1,801 metres (5,909 feet)Open location code
852FXMJ4+4HGeoNames ID
10190568
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“El Capote” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “El Capote”
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