Mine detail: Mescal Mountain Prospect

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Location: Gila County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.1937, -110.80763
dep_id: 10026842
mrds_id: M000496
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Asbestos
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chrysotile
orebody_fm: LINEAR
work_type: Underground
Reporter: Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.), Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Mescal Limestone
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Diabase
References:
  • Deposit:: STEWART, L.A., 1955,CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706, P. 109.
  • Deposit:: PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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