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May Mine

Past Producer in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodity Asbestos
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060325
MRDS ID TC10371
Record type Site
Current site name May Mine
Related records 10185677

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.79014, 33.94729 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rock House(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 007N 015E 14 SW4 OF NE4 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • PHILLIPS GIVES LOCATION AS SECTION 15, T7N, R15E. LAT-LONG FROM PROSPECTS SHOWN IN SEC. 14 ALONG SECTION LINE BETWEEN SECTIONS 14 AND 15.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysotile Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Mescal Limestone
    Rock description Mescal Lst
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.79014, 33.94729
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1952
Year of last production 1961
Production years 1952-1961

Mining district

District name Sierra Ancha Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • MINE IS BELIEVED TO 'WORKED -OUT.'

Comments on the workings information

  • OPENED IN 1952 AND MINED UNTIL THE MILL BURNED IN 1961.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    "MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM: ARIZONA ASBESTOS," ARIZONA DEPT. OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, JUNE 1976.

  • Deposit

    STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: US BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706, P. 89.

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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