| Deposit ID | 10209698 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040070088 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Asbestos Peak |
| Alternate or previous names | American Ore Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.9457, 33.76087 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1900 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Aztec Peak(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 | 005 N | 014 E | 20 | N2NWSW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysotile | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -110.9457, 33.76087 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 490M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 150M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 40HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| District name | Sierra Ancha |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles Nichols |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070088 |
STEWART 1955 CHRYS ASB DEP OF AZ USBM IC 7706 P 64-67.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | JUN 76 DEP EASILY DRILLED FROM SURFACE SUGGEST TRENCH N SIDE JUN 76 APPEARS OPEN CUT MINING MORE COSTLY THAN UNDERGROUND. JUN 76 COST IN 000 ACQ 0 EXPL 15 DEV 50 EQ 95 WK CAP 20.MIN REC 120-UNIT PROD COST (450)INCLUDES MILLING. CAPITAL COSTS FOR MINING ONLY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Arizona Department Of Mineral Resources | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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