| Deposit ID | 10027392 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Favor Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Cibecue Mining Co. |
| Related records | 10210096 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.58402, 33.74119 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1597 |
| Relative position | 1.25 MILES WEST OF CHRYSOTILE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chrysotile(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 04N | 017E | 32 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysotile | Ore |
| Result | 1 TO 2 INCH, HARSH TO SOFT FIBER |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Mescal Limestone |
| Rock description | Mescal Lst |
| (1) | -110.58402, 33.74119 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Mescal Limestone Which Lies Between Two Quartzite Formations Has Been Intruded By Several Diabase Sills Of Variable Thickness, Which Sometimes Split And Occasionally Include Isolated Masses Of Limestone. Because Of The Irregularity Of The Intrusions The Limestone Beds Exhibit Variable Attitudes From Essentially Flat Lying To Dips Of 30 Degrees |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | S 20 E |
| Dip | 30 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sierra Ancha District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Tonto National Forest |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 80.77M |
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Overall width | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003015 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070460 |
STEWART, L.A., 1956, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7745, P. 16.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
CIMRI
USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7745, P. 18.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE OLD LOCKE MINE IS LOCATED 1/2 MILE FROM THE MAIN CAMP ON CLAIM NO. 9 AT AN ALTITUDE OF 5500 FT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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