Regal

Past Producer in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodity Asbestos
Sections on this page
  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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185453
MAS/MILS ID 0040070085
Record type Site
Current site name Regal

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -110.59539, 33.81757 (WGS84)
Elevation 1325
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mule Hoof Bend(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 005 N 016 E 24 C N2N2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysotile Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -110.59539, 33.81757

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0M
    Length 760M
    Width 230M
    Area 15HA
    Depth to top 100M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 DOLOMITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 OTHER
    Minimum Depth to Top 5
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 15
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Year of first production 1918

Mining district

District name Salt River District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Jaquays Mining Corp
    Interest 100
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEWART 1955 CHRYS ASB DEP OF AZ USBM IC 7706 P 19-22

  • Deposit

    STEWART 1961 METHODS & COST REGAL MINE USBM IC 7986 53 P

  • Deposit

    WILSON E D 1928 ASB DEP OF AZ AZ BUR MINES BULL 126 P 48-55.

  • Deposit

    DMEA 3707,1955.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit JUN 76 EXPLOR TARGET EAST AT LOWER LEVEL NO RESOURCES PROJEC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Arizona Department Of Mineral Resources U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative Arizona resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.