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American Fiber Co.

Past Producer in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodity Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027363
MRDS ID M002964
Record type Site
Current site name American Fiber Co.
Alternate or previous names Rock House Group, King, Many, Montezuma

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.79153, 33.95924 (WGS84)
Elevation 1615
Relative position 40 AIR MILES NORTH OF GLOBE, 104 MI. BY ROAD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rock House(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)

Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tonto National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 007N 015E 10,11,14,15,22 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysotile Ore

Analytical data

Result ASBESTOS FORMS FROM TRACES TO A TOTAL O 1 1/2 TO 2 INCHES, VARYING IN QUALITY FROM SOFT TO HARSH, WITH A FIBER CONTENT DECREASING AT DEPTH

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Mescal Limestone
    Rock description Mescal Lst

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.79153, 33.95924
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description About 1/2 Mile South Of The Camp, A Northwest-Southeast Fault, Whose Down Throw Is On The Northeast And Probably Less Than 100 Feet, Cuts Across The Property

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Dip 15 S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Ancha District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL OUTPUT WAS REPORTED IN 1920 AND 1921.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 79.25M
    Overall length 4827.9M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE OVERALL AREA MINED IS ABOUT 2 TO 3 SQ. MILES, WHICH WERE DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL ADITS, STOPES, AND OPEN PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706, P. 86.

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E.D., 1928, ABESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 126, P. 76.

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1979 Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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