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Bear Canyon Mine

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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027412
MRDS ID M003044
Record type Site
Current site name Bear Canyon Mine
Related records 10185806

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.33429, 33.53536 (WGS84)
Elevation 1311
Relative position 14 MILES NE OF SAN CARLOS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sontag Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Carlos(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 002N 019E 11 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • PHILLIPS GIVES QUADRANGLE (24K) NAME AS CASSADORE SPRING.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysotile Ore

Analytical data

Result HARSH TO SEMIHARSH

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) -110.33429, 33.53536
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Thickness 0.15M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Most Of The Asbestos Of The Bear Canyon Deposit Occurred In A 30 To 50 Foot Thick Limestone Block, Or "Sliver", Overlain And Underlain By Diabase Sills.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • FIFTH LARGEST PRODUCE OF ASBESTOS IN GILA COUNTY AREA.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKING CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 245 FEET OF TUNNELS FROM FOUR OPENINGS AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF STOPING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROMFIELD, C.S., AND SHRIDE, A.F., 1956, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1027-N, P. 664.

  • Deposit

    STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706, P. 50.

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E.D., 1928, ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 126 , P. 61.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    STEWART, 1955 , B OF M INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-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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Authoritative Arizona resources

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