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American

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161519
MRDS ID M002976
MAS/MILS ID 0040070704
Record type Site
Current site name American
Alternate or previous names Cherry Creek, Wilson, Smith, Home, No. 7, Buckhorn, Wolf Spring, Vosberg, Benstago, No. 1, No. 2, Tony, Wolf Springs
Related records 10185572, 10027371

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.8865, 34.01617 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Young(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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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 008 N 014 E Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • HOLDINGS COVER A LARGE AREA INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: T8N, R14E, SEC. 24, 25, 26, 35, & 36 AND T8N, R15E, SEC. 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32, & 33. THIS PROPERTY ALSO UNDER USGS MRDS ID NO. D003024.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.8865, 34.01617
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Date of Last Modification 910829

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Year of first production 1921

Mining district

District name Sierra Ancha

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner American Asbestos Cement Corp.
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-AUG-1991 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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